Error in writing to directory when installing Oracle9i

Hi, i am installing Oracle9i 64bit on a 64bit processor and when i run the installer and i get the following error:
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
Checking installer requirements...
Checking operating system version: must be redhat-3, SuSE-9, redhat-4, UnitedLinux-1.0, asianux-1 or asianux-2
Passed
All installer requirements met.
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2006-12-07_02-38-41PM. Please wait ...
Error in writing to directory /tmp/OraInstall2006-12-07_02-38-41PM. Please ensure that this directory is writable and has atleast 60 MB of disk space. Installation cannot continue.
: Success
I have checked the tmp directory and it has enough space and the directory is drwxrwxrwx
thanks

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