-----Original Message----- From: Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Dec 17, 2003 1:07 PM To: rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: installing a PPC RPM on my local system (just for a test) Once upon a time, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > why did the chroot() call fail just because i was a regular user? i gave, > as an argument to --root=, a directory for which i as a regular user have > full permission. is there something about running a chroot()-based command > as non-root that causes it to fail? Yes, you cannot chroot() unless you are root (for security reasons). Trying to install for a different arch is not likely to really succeed anyway, as all the %pre and %post scripts will fail (if they run in the chroot, they'll try to run binaries for a different architecture). --------------------------------------------- sigh. i really have to pay closer attention to the man pages. argh. although installing for a different architecture shouldn't be that hard since, as i mentioned, it seems like a convenient way to build an NFS-mounted root filesystem for a different architecture. back to the circuit board. rday _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
