-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Friday 28 November 2003 22:15, rd wrote:
> Can someone please explain the meaning of "FEATURES=-userpriv" as I am
> not familiar with it.  Thanks.

userpriv is a FEATURE to make portage drop root privs when not absolutely 
necessary.
Unfortunately in this case, and with kernel ebuilds which chown to root, root 
privs are needed.
Setting a FEATURE of -userpriv turns it off for the hole process.

- -- 
Mike Williams
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQE/x+CLInuLMrk7bIwRAiuHAKCl1yPNqP+aJ6Dq/rIOlKA/y8XjwACgrtNu
ApVpzn+rqOFrHU7jJDLwfdk=
=2p9a
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Reply via email to