Re: Cannot install lilypond on a shared Hostmonster server

[Thomas Morley]

2016-06-05 10:54 GMT+02:00 Mike <address@hidden>:
>> >> > [~]# bash lilypond_install/lilypond-2.18.2-1.linux-64.sh --prefix
> lilypond
>> >>   ^^^^
>> >> I can't understand this. It looks like root's prompt, not a user's.
>> >
>> > It's just my user's prompt. It shows that I'm in my home dir.
>>
>> Are you sure?  The `#' sign usually indicates a super-user shell,
>> while `$' indicates a normal user.  I thus would expect
>>
>>   [~]$
>>
>> instead.
>
> Uhm... it's just a convention isn't it? I'm pretty sure I am not a
> superuser. How can I verify it?

~# whoami

returns for me:

root