Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:07:59 -0500 From: "Frank J. Laszlo" <laszlof@vonostingroup.com> To: chris@i13i.com Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port installation without root access Message-ID: <43F1498F.3040107@vonostingroup.com> In-Reply-To: <1386.201.155.124.120.1139882008.squirrel@webmail.i13i.com> References: <43F103B4.6080601@vonostingroup.com> <1386.201.155.124.120.1139882008.squirrel@webmail.i13i.com>
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chris@i13i.com wrote: >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > 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 > That is very true.. but you have to remember. not all users are going to be remote. There are other uses for freebsd than a web or a shell server. Regards, Frank
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