On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 09:54:16AM -0700, Dave Martini 1 wrote: > I want to install an rpm as a regular user. As root I used visudo to > edit the /etc/sudoers file and added this entry: > > martini1 ALL=(root) /bin/rpm > > I then ran this > > # :/home/martini1[34]% sudo -l > Password: > User martini1 may run the following commands on this host: > (root) /bin/rpm > > But I can't install an rpm when I do I get this error what am I doing wrong? > > # rpm -ivh opera-8.50-20050916.5-shared-qt.i386-en.rpm > error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1) > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm Dumb question, but are you running: % sudo rpm -ivh opera-8.50-20050916.5-shared-qt.i386-en.rpm Or just rpm by itself? Ray -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
