Permissions of /var/spool/texmf/ls-R

[Johann Spies <jhspies@adept.co.za>]

Shouldn't the permissions on /var/spool/texmf/ls-R be writable by all
users of LaTeX?

I get the following output when compiling a LaTeX document:

mktextfm: /var/spool/texmf/tfm/jknappen/ec/ecsi1200.tfm: successfully
generated.  
/usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: /var/spool/texmf/ls-R unwritable.

Johann
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