[Netkit.users] Xorp

[Richard Nelson]

Massimo Rimondini wrote:
> Dear Richard,
>
>  Keep in mind that Xorp can only write in
> directories owned by the xorp user. By default, only /tmp is writable by
> all users, and that is where you can temporarily put your configuration
> files for experimentation. If you want to use a more "stable" directory,
> create one on your own and change its ownership to xorp.
>   
Thankyou so much. This is the bit that I didn't know.   I changed 
ownership on the directory I was using and it all worked.  Can you tell 
me where this requirement is documented?  Obviously it is something I 
missed and it would be good to check if there are other things I missed.
> We do not yet have a lab describing the usage of Xorp (of course,
> contributions are welcome!)
>   
Sure, I'll let you know how I get on.

> In the meantime, you can refer to the official documentation for more
> details on its operation:
> http://www.xorp.org/releases/current/docs/user_manual/user_manual.pdf.
>   

I have that, thanks.

Richard.

> Regards,
> Massimo.
>
>
> Richard Nelson wrote:
>   
>> Are there any instructions on how to get xorp working?  The standard 
>> install does not seem to provide any useable config files.  I managed to 
>> start it manually with a blank config file, but now I cannot save configs.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard.
>>
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