skype permissions

[Jerry McAllister]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 02:02:30PM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote:

> 
> >On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote:
> >  
> >>I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the
> >>program is
> >>as root.  I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure
> >>out how to
> >>bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible.
> >>
> >>Rem
> >>    
> >
> >This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to 
> >find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal user 
> >and shouldn't require any permission changes.
> >
> >Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of uname 
> >-a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you running?
> >
> >Beech
> >
> >  
> 
> The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 
> 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan  1 14:37:25 UTC 2009     
> root at logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
> 
> The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root.  If 
> I try to launch
> the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: 
> /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied
> 
> I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per 
> UPDATING 20080318.

I have never used skype, (might try one of these days) but
is it possible you have to set the Set-UID bit?
eg  chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/skype   ??
That's a little nasty, but...

////jerry


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