just checking the java setup on my f11 system so -- as a non-root
user -- i run the following and get:
$ /usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.
Selection Command
-----------------------------------------------
*+ 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java
2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java
Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: <ENTER>
failed to create /var/lib/alternatives/java.new: Permission denied
$
i had no intention of changing the java setup, which is why i
pressed <ENTER>, but i got a "Permission denied" error anyway. why?
if i choose to *not* modify my alternatives setup, what's happening
underneath that i don't have permission to do? that just seems odd.
rday
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