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From: wleong@sfsu.edu (2-King)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't find pkg_add error
Date: 4 Dec 1995 22:39:37 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
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First of all, you need to log as root in order to use pkg_add.
Secondly, make sure /usr/sbin is in your path (#echo $path to see).

Hope that will help.


In article <49t9tl$ad0_001@netcom.com>, mtwain@netcom.com (Support) wrote:
>[I just installed 2.1. Great work the dev team has done here!]
>
>When attempting to add packages after installation, using the copy of 
>the installer made to the harddrive, the install process fails because 
>the intstaller can't find pkg_add, etc. However, the files are in 
>/usr/sbin.
>
>Another question, I remember reading something about a snooper utility 
>that helps identify your video card during the X installation. What is 
>it called and where can I get it?
>
>TIA,
>