Was the previous install from source or binary? There might be
	a problem with the binary install...

                David/absolute
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Arto Huusko wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Ran into a problem with nethack package. Not that I couldn't go around
> it: there are several solutions, but I think there should be a simple
> straight way (i.e. just installing the package).
> 
> I installed with pkg_add nethack-lib and nethack-tty packages (version
> 3.3.0) as root, then later I wanted to start a game of nethack as
> normal user. I got:
> 
> Warning: cannot write scoreboard file /usr/pkg/share/nethackdir/record 
> 
> Hit return to continue: 
> 
> And then:
> 
>  
> NetHack, Copyright 1985-1999
>          By Stichting Mathematisch Centrum and M. Stephenson.
>          See license for details.
> No write permission to lock perm!
>  
> Hit space to continue:
> 
> Apparently no rights to use nethackdir. I see only root has the
> rights to use nethackdir. What's up? I remember installing 3.3.0
> earlier to another NetBSD machine and it had no problems there.
> 
> -- 
> Arto Huusko
> E-Mail : arto.huusko@maailma.yok.utu.fi
> WWW: http://maailma.yok.utu.fi/
> 
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