On 11 Mar 2002 14:56:56 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fran�ois Pons) wrote:
> Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Allowing rpmdrake to be launched by user will cause some to believe that the app
> > is broken since if it is launched as usr no source can be added.
> >
> > Error given is No hdlist found for ftp.xxx.
> >
> > If usr happens to already have a source added and chooses Installable view
> > either tree or flat both are empty.
>
> Yes, but if launched as user, an authentification window should be visible ?
>
This is a clean install of RC1 done yesterday.
If rpmdrake is launched from a terminal No authentication is requested.
Here is the terminal output from when rpmdrake is invoked, cooker source added and and
program errors with can not add source.
Note that I have logged out as root and become usr.
[root@localhost charles]#
[root@localhost charles]# exit
exit
[charles@localhost charles]$ rpmdrake
starting curl download
* Connected to www.linux-mandrake.com (63.209.80.235)
> GET /mirrorsfull.list HTTP/1.1
Host: www.linux-mandrake.com
Pragma: no-cache
Accept: image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, */*
* Connection #0 left intact
* Closing connection #0
unable to inspect list file for "ftp.sunet.se", medium ignored
unable to inspect list file for "ftp.contrib", medium ignored
unable to access list file of "disc 1 Download Edition Installation CD (x86)
(cdrom1)", medium ignored
unable to access list file of "disc 2 Download Edition Second Installation CD (x86)
(cdrom2)", medium ignored
unable to access list file of "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86)
(cdrom3)", medium ignored
unable to access list file of "disc 3 Download Edition Contributions CD (x86)
(cdrom4)", medium ignored
added medium ftp.ciril.fr
retrieving description file of "ftp.ciril.fr"...
...retrieving done
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "ftp.ciril.fr"...
retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "ftp.ciril.fr"
unable to update medium "ftp.ciril.fr"
[charles@localhost charles]$
If rpmdrake is called from mcc or from menu password is required but Not if called
from terminal.
Charles
