>On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, John Ostrowick wrote:
>
>> >I remember having this problem once when i installed NetBSD 1.0A...  when
>> >i FIRST installed NetBSD that is...  i forgot how i fixed it..it might be
>> >a simple permission problem or umm..something else..  i assume this is the
>> >first time you are installing NetBSD or maybe an entire re-install of the
>> >system..  Can someone clue him in? :)
>> >
>>
>> it might be that /bin/csh has the wrong access privvs.
>> you can also check the access privvs on his home directory.
>>
>It also might be the permissions on one of the cshell intialization
>files.  Like .cshrc or something.  Perhaps the global .cshrc file also(I
>can't remember what that file is called right now).  -Jonathan

I had this same problem yesterday when I tried to add a non-wheel account.
Check that the permissions on the root directory / are 775, and that it is
owned by root.wheel.  Check /bin also.  That fixed it for me!

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Steven Carlson
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