Re: xpi install failure
John Thompson <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.unix |
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| 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. -- -John ([email protected])