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From:
Dave Howorth
Date:
May 9, 2008 01:26
Subject:
Re: pp fails with permission error
Oops! Forgot to copy the list. Sorry for the duplicate, Steffen.

Steffen Mueller wrote:
> Dave Howorth wrote:
>>> No, I used:
>> $ su
>> # cpan
>> cpan[1]> install PAR::Packer
>
> Strange. Could you do that again and check whether there is some hint of
> your original user name in the environment?

Yes, there is:

# echo $USER
dhoworth

That's how PAR checks, as I understand it. It's also a difference
between 'su' and 'su -' AFAIK.

Cheers, Dave


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