[leafnode-list] Cannot update timestamp

[Matthias Andree]

ChaKy <chakynet at yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> Dec  7 17:39:34 skynet leafnode[6630]: Cannot update timestamp on
> /var/spool/news/interesting.groups/netscape.mozilla.thunderbird: Operation
> not permitted
> Dec  7 17:39:34 skynet leafnode[6630]: Cannot update timestamp on
> /var/spool/news/interesting.groups/netscape.public.mozilla.announce:
> Operation not permitted
> Dec  7 17:39:34 skynet leafnode[6630]: Cannot update timestamp on
> /var/spool/news/interesting.groups/netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news:
> Operation not permitted
>
> I have these kind of messages in my /var/log/news file when I access
> leafnode with my Thunderbird newsreader. What this means?

What type of file system do you use for /var?

Are there errors in the log or in the output of "dmesg" that might
explain this further?

It may be advisable to reboot and check (fsck) the /var file system for
errors.

> version: leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20041006a
> current machine: Linux skynet 2.6.7 #1 Wed Jun 16 16:23:03 PDT 2004 i686

That should be safe WRT updating time stamps.

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Matthias Andree