On Saturday 17 March 2007, Sam Varshavchik wrote: >Michael Schwendt writes: >> On 17/03/07, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> [root@coyote ~]# /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts >>> /usr/share/fonts: failed to write cache >>> /usr/share/fonts/bitmap-fonts: failed to write cache >> >> Are all those directories writable? > >All directories are writable by root. > >If these directories exist, check /var/log/messages for disk errors, > then allocate some time for a brick replacement. With a chmod -R 0777 /usr/share/fonts in effect, Sam, I'd certainly think so. And the log is totally bereft of any usefull clues: Mar 17 15:30:21 coyote ntpd[4146]: synchronized to 195.168.3.218, stratum 2 Mar 17 15:34:41 coyote gconfd (root-28951): starting (version 2.14.0), pid 28951 user 'root' Mar 17 15:34:41 coyote gconfd (root-28951): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 Mar 17 15:34:41 coyote gconfd (root-28951): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 Mar 17 15:34:41 coyote gconfd (root-28951): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 And thats all 40 mnutes or more ago to right now. 16:13:something -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) War is an equal opportunity destroyer.
