Bug#12980: marked as done (nn looks in wrong directory for 'active'-file)
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From: guenter@gst0hb.hb.provi.de (Guenter Stueck)
Subject: nn looks in wrong directory for 'active'-file
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Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:19:33 +0200 (MET DST)
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Package: nn
Version: 6.5.0.b3.linux.1.1-01
Security: grave
nn aborts immediately with the message 'could not fetch active file' when
started.
Using strace on nn turns out that nn looks for the active file in
'/usr/lib/news/active'. That's the wrong place, the correct place is
'/var/lib/news/active'.
Greetings, Guenter
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