Re: xpi install failure

John Thompson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.unix
Organization RoadRunner
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2004-10-02, CarlosRivera <[email protected]> wrote:

> Why does one need to install firefox (or mozilla) as root or with root 
> type permissions?  This is a problem for folks that don't have root 
> access.  It also weakens the security of the OS.

The default installation directory (/usr/local) should only be writable by 
root in a well-maintained system.  If you're going to install FireFox in 
the default location, you will need root access to do so.

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-John ([email protected])
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