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The problem, as I see it, is that MMOs don't really fit the model of "admin installs, user runs" because the software is expected to be updated constantly, but not require administrator permissions to do so as it is a normal user-initiated process. It's a glaring weakness in that security model. There are ways to work around it, but they are that: workarounds.

IMHO "user installs, user runs" is harldy a work-around for programs that are almost only data. The security model does not forbid the user to execute programs he downloaded, for a good reason. It's just that the basic system, the most important programs, and all those for which this can be done in a good way should be read-only to the normal user - and, of course, as little as ever possible should run with higher privileges.
I am running Uru on Linux, and this is exactly what it boils down to - the whole wine runs (of course) with user privileges, so Uru can without any problems update itself.
Of course, a side-effect of this is that if several users on the same machine play Uru, you need several installations (or a globally writeable folder, which is not a good idea). From a security standpoint though this is actually an advantage, since it prevents malware running as user A to easily run as user B by modifying executables started by B.

The launcher starts, downloads new patcher, accesses server, then I get an error msg 'can't create file. Hard drive may be full'

Tried reinstalling with no difference, and tried logging out and in a couple of times. Stuck!

lvaughan

Just like MOULagain, you need to run Gehn as administrator. We are looking in to ways to make this easier in the future.