Thanks for the reply. Did find my problem. Forgot to
check if the directory itself had an chflag. Which it did.
Thanks again;
Jason
cavej@???
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hacker" <wbh@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 1:28 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Unable to modify exim.
> Jason Cave wrote:
>
>> Hello;
>>
>> I tried updating exim recently and got a Operation Not Permitted.
>> A friend had someone secure the box a bit, and not I cant modify
>> delete or do anything with the program exim. I checked for chflags
>> that may have been on, but there are none. Anyone have any ideas
>> on how to get over this problem?
>>
>> The server is running FreeBSD 5.4.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jason
>> cavej@???
>>
>>
>
> First, do:
>
> whoami
>
> If you are not 'root, which that message points to,
>
> su
>
> <root's password> and you should be OK [1]
>
> =====
>
> If you *are* 'root', thru 4.11, even at high-number 'kern_securelevel'
> root should be able to do:
>
> portupgrade exim-{installed version]
>
> OR
>
> pkg_add -rvf exim
>
> OR
>
> make install -DFORCE_PACKAGE_REGISTER
>
> in /usr/ports/mail/exim or wherever you unpacked the generic tarball
>
>
> However, FreeBSD 5.X also introduced ACLs and MACL's on top of unix perms.
> The permissions mix can get complicated *if they are in use* (optional).
>
> Not to mention a thousand other ways of securing a 'production' *BSD box
> - you may even be in a 'jail'.
>
> But my guess is simply that you are trying to 'make install' without being
> 'root'.
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>
> ---
>
> [1] A note about functioning as 'root':
>
> As with piloting aircraft, Unix, Linux and the *BSD's are;
>
> 'Not inherently dangerous, but to an even greater extent than the sea,
> entirely unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect'.
>
> Think before you hit <Return>!!!
>
> [2] If all else fails, back up what you need, do a fresh install (suggest
> 6.X) and do your OWN 'security enhancements', and *document them*
> somewhere. One tends to forget what was done to a box in the months or
> years between reboots.
>
>
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