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Date:      Mon, 7 Apr 2003 10:54:29 +0300
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
To:        "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org>
Cc:        World Wide Web Owner <www@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD web build failed on www.freebsd.org
Message-ID:  <20030407075429.GB527@straylight.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <20030404173546.GA32903@intruder.bmah.org>
References:  <200304040654.h346sXah017211@www.freebsd.org> <20030404070136.GA40667@intruder.bmah.org> <20030404080640.GB7008@straylight.oblivion.bg> <20030404173546.GA32903@intruder.bmah.org>

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On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 09:35:46AM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> If memory serves me right, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 11:01:36PM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> > > If memory serves me right, World Wide Web Owner wrote:
> > >=20
> > > > install -C  -o bmah -g www -m 664 /w/www/build/www/en/applications.=
html /usr/local/www/data
> > > > install: /usr/local/www/data/applications.html: chown/chgrp: Operat=
ion not permitted
> > >=20
> > > This is the result of me trying to trigger Web updates.  I'm not sure
> > > why it's trying to install files as me.  Sorry for the chatter.
> >=20
> > I think both web.site.mk and doc.install.mk have always done what
> > doc.install.mk calls 'hack to set DOCOWN and DOCGRP to those of the user
> > installing, if that user is not root'.
>=20
> What was puzzling me was that I was logged in as www at the time
> (well, logged in as me, and then ksu-ed to www).  Oh well.

If you ksu'd without '-l' (or just '-'), then ksu did not set
the USER env variable, and $USER is exactly what web.site.mk
uses to determine whether you are the World Wide Web or not...
or rather, which user to install files as.

G'luck,
Peter

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What would this sentence be like if it weren't self-referential?

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