Thanks - running fink install fink
from a non-root account was a success. However I also tried to run fink selfupdate afterwards from the same non-root account and ran into these errors: Unpacking fink-buildlock-debianutils-4.3.2-2 (from .../fink-buildlock-debianutils-4.3.2-2_2012.08.10-18.26.22_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... Setting up fink-buildlock-debianutils-4.3.2-2 (2012.08.10-18.26.22) ... sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.GdMZd shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied /sw/bin/tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvf /sw/src/debianutils_4.3.2.tar.gz debianutils-4.3.2/ debianutils-4.3.2/missing debianutils-4.3.2/run-parts.c : : : sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.fyNpB shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied perl -pi -e 's,chown --reference=\$file,chown root:admin,g' add-shell shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied perl -pi -e 's,chmod --reference=\$file,chmod 644,g' add-shell shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied perl -pi -e 's,SUBDIRS = po4a,SUBDIRS = ,g' Makefile.in shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied perl -pi -e 's,Makefile po4a/Makefile po4a/fr/Makefile po4a/sl/Makefile po4a/de/Makefile po4a/es/Makefile,Makefile,g' configure shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.dcKiL shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied DEBIANUTILS_VERSION="4.3.2" ./configure --prefix=/sw --mandir=/sw/share/man shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied pwd: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied pwd: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied configure: error: working directory cannot be determined ### execution of DEBIANUTILS_VERSION="4.3.2" failed, exit code 1 ### execution of /tmp/fink.dcKiL failed, exit code 1 Removing runtime build-lock... Removing build-lock package... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-debianutils-4.3.2-2 (Reading database ... 154830 files and directories currently installed.) Removing fink-buildlock-debianutils-4.3.2-2 ... Failed: phase compiling: debianutils-4.3.2-2 failed Running the same command under root froze after this line sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.2DUlI shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied /sw/bin/tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvf /sw/src/debianutils_4.3.2.tar.gz More insights? Thanks a lot! On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/10/12 3:04 PM, Fortepianissimo wrote: >> Do you mean running >> >> fink install fink >> >> as a non-root user? I tried that but the first thing it did was asking >> my password - probably to sudo. >> >> Could you elaborate a bit? Thanks a lot! >> > > Right. Fink runs sudo for itself, so the environment can potentially be > slightly different than when you do that yourself. > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
