On 25 June 2010 19:38, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > cd /var/lib > sudo tar cjf - rpm > rpm.tar.bz2 > sh: rpm.tar.bz2: cannot create [Permission denied] > > My username is in /etc/sudoers: > jd ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL > > Yeah... I know it is not safe to set NOPASSWD and all that... > but that is not why I am asking about. > > Is this an established legacy behaviour of sudo? Nope. Just that sudo only runs the "tar" command; the redirect (>) is done by the shell, and since you aren't root, you can't write in /var/lib. Suggest "sudo tar cjf rpm.tar.bz2 rpm" (have tar write the file itself; it will be running as root so will work). -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
