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From: wws@whuxlm.UUCP (Stoll W William)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Help with Hack 1.0.2 Installation
Message-ID: <737@whuxlm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 18:29:36 EST
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> I need some help in installing the new hack.  I thought I set it
> all up as indicated in the 10th installment and the READ_ME file.
> I have set up the proper directories and have the game run setuid
> and have the shell script in /usr/games.  When I run the game,
> it prints: 
> 		safelock: no such file or directory
> 		<clear screen>
> 		Cannot link safelock. (Try again or rm safelock)
> 
> Is it obvious from this what the problem is?  I tried creating
> am empty safelock file, but that apparently isn't what it wanted.
> Can someone (Andries?) offer some advice?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gordon Strong
> {decvax!genrad, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gs
> GS@MIT-XX

You need a null file called "perm" in the directory that the script
puts the player in.  Just go to that directory and type

>perm

or on some systems

cat /dev/null >perm

Bill Stoll, ..!whuxlm!wws