Re: Problem of install tarball packages

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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.

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