Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:51:43 -0800 From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> To: "Michael C. Shultz" <reso3w83@verizon.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Non-root port/package installs Message-ID: <4209346F.3010801@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200502081326.09576.reso3w83@verizon.net> References: <200501190505.j0J55Jj2023425@freefall.freebsd.org> <420929D7.5040500@FreeBSD.org> <200502081326.09576.reso3w83@verizon.net>
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Michael C. Shultz wrote: > If a port is prefix compliant and the prefix is set to the user's home > directory then lowered privileges may be waranted, otherwise only > root should be installing and removing ports IMHO. Conceptually, yes. The point of the followup is that it would probably make more sense to have package building clusters run as a non-privileged user. This would then show up ALL ports that need such modification for pre-install/pre-su-install and post-install/post-su-install, and fixes could be done tree-wide, rather than going on a piecemeal basis which is likely to take considerably longer, and require considerably more effort. -aDe
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