install rpm\'s as root or ...? was Re: Custom Kernel Creation Documentation Online

[David L Norris]

On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 00:57 +0100, Giulio Sorrentino wrote:
> >>Why chown system directories like /usr/src/redhat/* instead of just 
> >>creating an rpm-build tree in the user's home directory?
> >>
> >i've always installed rpm's as root, but i've recently learned this isn't a good idea.
> >
> rpm can ONLY BE INSTALLED as root.

Not true at all.  Binary RPMS normally need to be installed as root
because they modify system files.  However, source RPMS should never be
installed or built as root.  The quoted thread is talking about building
source RPMS.  An often-cited reference is here:
  http://freshrpms.net/docs/fight/

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 David Norris
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