On Fri, 2008-09-26 at 20:35 -0700, Kam Leo wrote: > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:49 PM, Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-09-27 at 10:26 +0800, edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Craig White wrote: > >> > On Sat, 2008-09-27 at 01:43 +0800, edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > > >> > > Aldo Foot wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > On Sat, 2008-09-27 at 01:10 +0800, edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Aldo Foot wrote: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 9:34 AM, <edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Dear All, > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > How to config the sudo, then allow user A to install tarball packages with FC8 System ? > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > You use the 'visudo' command to edit the /etc/sudoers files. > >> > > > > > > Don't edit that file directly. > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > see this /etc/sudoers sample > >> > > > > > > http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/sample.sudoers > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > 'rpm' is just another command you add to the allowed commands. > >> > > > > > > so for example a the CLI: "sudo rpm -Uvh someRpm.rpm', > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > ~af > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hello Aldo, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Sorry, my means is tarball packages ( NOT rpm packages )... > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > ---- > >> > > > > users don't need superuser privileges to use tar at all UNLESS they are > >> > > > > trying to 'untar' into spaces where only superuser can write, in which > >> > > > > case, security is out the window. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Craig > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > You're correct. How did I mix rpm and tar? My coffee was not strong > >> > > > enough this morning.. ;-) > >> > > > > >> > > > ~af > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Hello, > >> > > > >> > > Sorry, My means is how to running the command line of "./configure", > >> > > "make" and "make install" ? > >> > > How to config sudo or / and linux system for it ? > >> > > > >> > ---- > >> > users can (and should) run configure, make as users, not as super users. > >> > 'make install' only needs super user privileges if the intended install > >> > is to go into /usr/local but users can have 'bin' or 'sbin' directories > >> > in their own space to run compiled programs that are available only to > >> > that specific user and not to all users. > >> > > >> > Did I mention that you are going to have nightmares if you actually give > >> > users super user privileges enough times yet? > >> > > >> > Craig > >> Hello, > >> > >> When I tried to install the tarball packages as the following : > >> > >> [svradmin@svr1 proftpd-1.3.0a]$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/proftpd > >> > >> ./configure: line 88: conf4161.sh: Permission denied > >> ./configure: line 89: conf4161.sh: Permission denied > >> chmod: cannot access `conf4161.sh': No such file or directory > >> ./configure: line 201: conf4161.file: Permission denied > >> ./configure: line 1266: config.log: Permission denied > >> [svradmin@svr1 proftpd-1.3.0a]$ > >> > >> So, how to fix the problem ( Permission denied ) ? > >> > >> Any solution for it ? > > ---- > > sure, make sure the same user/group that 'untarred' the tarball and owns > > the files/folders is the one trying to run 'configure' > > > > Craig > > The directory "/usr/local/" is owned by root. The OP needs to have > root's permissions. He can use either sudo or su get get root's > permissions or use a target directory to which he has read and write > access. ---- does that matter though if all you are running is ./configure ? I never had a problem with that. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
