Subj : Issue installing
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Jeff Smith
Date : Fri Nov 24 2017 11:01 am

Hello Nicholas,


>> cadams@irc:/var/opt/bbbs$ ./bcfg4 0

>> -bash: ./bcfg4: No such file or directory

>> cadams@irc:/var/opt/bbbs$

> You could try one of two things:
> Try running bcfg4 with sudo, ie: "sudo ./bcfg4 0" (just as a test). If this
> works, then below would most likely apply.
>Try copying the bbbs directory to /home/cadams and running these there without
>sudo and as owner cadams (again as a test). You may not be able to own/execute
> with other users besides root in your /var directory. 

From Chad's post I concluded that he had installed BBBS to the /var/opt/bbbs 
directory. If that was the case it would have explained why he was having 
ownership/permission issues.

> In Jeff's post, he
>mentioned having the archive extracted in /var/opt, but he's actually executin
>these files from /home/bbbs in which everything there is owned by bbbs:bbbs, i
> I read correctly.

No, actually I installed BBBS here in the /home/bbbs directory. In part to to 
avoid any ownership issues since everything in BBBS's home directory is owned 
by the user "bbbs". With BBBS the only time root access might be required is 
when loading bbbsd so that it can bind to the necessary <1024 ports. And even 
that can be avoided through port mapping.


Jeff


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