Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 10:48:20 -0500 (EST) From: root@rtfm.ziplink.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: misc/5369: ordinary user cannot ``buildworld'' Message-ID: <199712231548.KAA08410@rtfm.ziplink.net> Resent-Message-ID: <199712231550.HAA15310@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 5369 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Even though ``buildworld'' does not install, you must ``su'' >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 23 07:50:01 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mikhail Teterin >Organization: Virtual Estates, Inc. >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-971208-SNAP i386 >Environment: >Description: The ``buildworld'' target tries to ``install'' some files as bin.bin into the /usr/obj . That fails unless the user is root. SU privileges should only be neccessary to do ``make installworld''. >How-To-Repeat: As an ordinary user cd /usr/src make buildworld .... < watch permission denied errors > >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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