It won't work: only root is allowed to do the modifications to the system that are required to install Unix applications. That's standard Unix practice.
By the way, you're technically running as root every time you do something under OSX that requires your Administrator password. On Thursday 27 June 2002 09:29, Thomas De Contes wrote: > i don't like run any program as root, especially program which i don't > know > it were nice that it was possible to run dselect or fink as a normal > user, if the needed folder was created with the needed rigths before > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
