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Date:      Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:53:28 -0600 (CST)
From:      chris@i13i.com
To:        "Frank J. Laszlo" <laszlof@vonostingroup.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Port installation without root access
Message-ID:  <1386.201.155.124.120.1139882008.squirrel@webmail.i13i.com>
In-Reply-To: <43F103B4.6080601@vonostingroup.com>
References:  <43F103B4.6080601@vonostingroup.com>

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>     This has been on my TODO list for quite some time now, and I havent
> really gotten around to actually implementing it. As it stands right
> now, I have a script that allows normal users to build/install ports
> with some environment trickery and a few hacks. I'd like to integrate
> this into the ports system. so it would be as simple as a user
> specifying a particular variable in their environment, NOROOT_BUILD, or
> something along those lines, as well as other user specified variables
> to allow full installation without root access.
>     Normal users would be able to maintain their own package database,
> and their own upgrades locally. Obviously we do not want to give normal
> users access to ALL the ports, so i propose adding functionality to
> allow the system admin to customize what the normal users have access
> to. Such as a config file that says which ports they can and cannot
> install, or whether to allow normal user installations at all.
>     At this point im just probing for interest, and hoping to recruit a
> couple port guru's to give me a hand with some of the details. :)
>
> Regards,
>     Frank
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Hello,
If you are going to allow users to install packages you mind as well give
them root or admin privileges i dont see the point in letting users able
to install [ackages on a machine which has more then one user on it but i
am just commenting as most users normally need to install a couple things
mostly irc crap like eggdrops or bnc's i have never had a email from a
customer saying please install KDE for me






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