>>>>> "Geoff" == Geoff Wing <mason@primenet.com.au> writes:

    Geoff> : -> Does anybody else see this kind of problem?

    Geoff> My PR#23716

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Davies <mark@mcs.vuw.ac.nz> writes:

    Mark> as well as Geoff's PR#23716 there is my PR#24987 which is
    Mark> the same thing.

    Mark> As to machines that work vs those that don't: Is it perhaps
    Mark> ones where root is mapped to root that work and where root
    Mark> is mapped to nobody that don't?

Yep, that's the rule I was looking for! ;-)

    Mark> As the problem only strikes us on machines where root is
    Mark> mapped to nobody (I think).

I can confirm this...

So, thanks for the hints....

... and: Is somebody working on this?

Markus.