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 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines