install rpm\'s as root or ...? was Re: Custom Kernel Creation Documentation Online
THUFIR HAWAT (thufir)
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Tue Feb 8 23:15:33 UTC 2005
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> Paul Howarth wrote:
> Why use a user "nobody" for building the packages when there is alreadya user called "nobody" defined for a different purpose? Why not use,say, "rpmbuild" instead?
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> Why chown system directories like /usr/src/redhat/* instead of just creating an rpm-build tree in the user's home directory?
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> Paul.
i've always installed rpm's as root, but i've recently learned this isn't a good idea. what's the "standard" way to do that, please?
thanks,
Thufir Hawat
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