[CentOS] GDM could not write to you authorization file ... Please contact your system adminstrator
Stephen Harris
lists at spuddy.orgThu Oct 7 01:52:15 UTC 2010
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On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 04:46:44PM -0600, drew einhorn wrote: > After some more googling I found the solution and it wasn't obvious: > > sudo chmod 1777 /tmp This is the default value for /tmp. If your permissions were not set to this then somehow you managed to change them. > (cd src; tar cf - --xattrs .) | (cd dest; tar xf -) A beginner SA mistake is to untar stuff into /tmp as root. This can change permissions on /tmp and break your system. Don't do it. It's not obvious and an easy to make mistake. -- rgds Stephen
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