Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
chmod 777 /tmp problem solved. somehow apt is changing the perms on /tmp eh? THANK YOU!!
I think you want to set the tmp bit: westk[@westek]:/home/westk:> ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 19 root root 3072 2005-03-22 11:25 /tmp "chmod o+t /tmp" should do it, I believe. -- Kent