Bug#2641: nethack fails on start-up

[krs@caos.aamu.edu (Karl R. Sackett)]

Package: nethack
Version: 3.1.3-1

kernel 1.3.57, libc 5.2.18-2

This is what happens when I start nethack:

NetHack, Copyright 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
         By Stichting Mathematisch Centrum and M. Stephenson.
         See license for details.
Warning: cannot write scoreboard file /usr/lib/games/nethack/record

Hit space to continue: No write permission to lock perm!

Hit space to continue:


The program then exits.
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Karl R. Sackett                                        krs@caos.aamu.edu
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