On 06/25/2010 01:38 PM, JD wrote: > cd /var/lib > sudo tar cjf - rpm > rpm.tar.bz2 > sh: rpm.tar.bz2: cannot create [Permission denied] > > My username is in /etc/sudoers: > jd ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL > > Yeah... I know it is not safe to set NOPASSWD and all that... > but that is not why I am asking about. > > Is this an established legacy behaviour of sudo?
Dumb question - does your user have write permission in the directory you are trying to create rpm.tar.bz2 in? Or am I misunderstanding what you are trying to do, and you want rpm.tar.bz2 to be owned by root? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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