Re: [Fwd: [expert] MandrakeUpdate as normal user]

[Axalon Bloodstone]

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Rickard �berg wrote:

> If i run mandrakeupdate as a user from xterm, it doesn't get the rpm's after I
> entered the root pw, it just goes back to where you select the packages
> 
> If I run mandrakeupdate as root from xterm, it works just fine.
> 
> I got the latest mandrakeupdate version.
> 
> / Rickard

cat ~/.mandrake-update
su - -c 'cat ~/.mandrake-update'

I'm starting to think it's a wget or problem with a mirror.

> --- snip ---
> 
> >> 2) What's technially wrong with the Update button on the user's desktop
> >> in Mandrake? Why is it not working? It goes through the entire process.
> >> It shows you the rpms, ask for your password (I make sure I give it the
> >> right one. If not, it tells me that) and then it clams shut. Is it a
> >> bug?
> 
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> 

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