Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 09:39:09 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: paulz@trantor.stuyts.nl (Paul van der Zwan) Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld needs root privs , why ? Message-ID: <199806252339.JAA07633@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199806251956.VAA14707@trantor.stuyts.nl> from Paul van der Zwan at "Jun 25, 98 09:56:47 pm"
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Paul van der Zwan wrote: > Is there a reason 'make buildworld' needs to be done as root ?? > If I run it as a normal user it fails pretty quickly when it installs > make : > > install -c -s -o bin -g bin -m 555 make /usr/obj/usr/source/src/tmp/usr/bin > install: /usr/obj/usr/source/src/tmp/usr/bin/make: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted > *** Error code 71 > > Shouldn't it be possible to builworld as a non-priviliged user and only > make installworld as root ??? I don't think so. Buildworld needs to run in the same environment as the installed programs, otherwise there is the risk that the final installation will behave differently. I assume that anyone building -current is actually going to _run_ current, and since it requires root privileges to install, I don't think it is a big ask to expect root for the build too. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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