[Openinteract-help] Install: "Cannot create object"

[greg s. <gs...@de...>]

while doing a new website install as root,
using OpenInteract-1.37 on Red Hat 7.0
I got this error:
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server1:OpenInteract-1.37 [148] oi_manage --base_dir=/usr/local/src/OpenInteract-1.37 \
> --website_name=LinuxCom \
> --website_dir=/home/landy/linux-commerce.com create_website
Running create_website...
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Cannot create object without existing file or 'new' permission 
[/usr/local/src/OpenInter\act-1.37/conf/package_repository.perl] [write]
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But I went ahead any way, following the instructions in
INSTALL.website.  I modified config files, passed the sql
test.  And then bombed again when doing an install_sql:
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server1:OpenInteract-1.37 [154] oi_manage  \
--website_dir=/home/landy/linux-commerce.com \
> --package=INITIAL install_sql
Running install_sql...
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Cannot create object without existing file or 'new' permission 
[/home/landy/linux-comm\erce.com/conf/package_repository.perl] [write]
Issuing rollback() for database handle bei\ng DESTROY'd without explicit 
disconnect(), <CONF> line 22.
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Any ideas?

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Hi, here I am brand new to Open Interact.
My first time with any content manager.
I have a client that needs "content managing"
so I looked around, 122 hits on freshmeat.net.
I looked at them all.  But I followed the link from
the perl.apache.org site for OpenInteract.

- greg strockbine