Re: helix-update as normal user

[Juan Martinez <martinez eecs cwru edu>]

On 27 Jun 2000, Jacob Berkman wrote:

> Date: 27 Jun 2000 13:50:11 -0400
> From: Jacob Berkman <jacob@helixcode.com>
> To: Juan Martinez <martinez@eecs.cwru.edu>
> Cc: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Re: helix-update as normal user
> 
> Juan Martinez <martinez@eecs.cwru.edu> writes:
> 
> > I have Helix GNOME installed on two machines, one at home and
> > one at work.
> > 
> > At home, I can run Helix GNOME Update from the system menu.
> > It starts and asks me for the root password before it
> > proceeds.
> > 
> > At work, if I try to run the same program, I get an error
> > message stating "You must be root to use Helix GNOME update."
> > 
> > What gives?  I installed Helix GNOME on both of these from the
> > same CD.
> 
> Are they both on the same distribution?
>
> Jacob
> -- 
> "You said the same thing about the microwave, 
>  and we use that darn thing all the time."  -- UCB
> 

Yes they are both installed on RedHat 6.2

Juan