Actually, I meant that you should untar webware and run install.py as root. Then as the user you want to run Webware as, run MakeAppWorkDir.
Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:44 PM > To: Love, Jay; Jay Love; Webware-Devel > Subject: Re: RE: [Webware-devel] CVS commits > > > I created the MakeAppWorkDir as root and then chowned it to > another user. I have not tested it too much yet but so far > the big clue is not to start as root and then try to change > to another user. > > When webware exits it will write the seesion files to disk > under its ID, so when you rerun webware as another user that > user cannot modify the session files. > > Thanks, > -Aaron > > > > From: "Love, Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2002/01/08 Tue AM 09:17:58 EST > > To: 'Aaron Held' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Love > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Webware-Devel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [Webware-devel] CVS commits > > > > I should add that you have to use the MakeAppWorkDir > utility to install as > > root but run as non root. I think the only thing that > would be written to > > the main source code directories is the *.pyc files, so it > should work. I > > have to admit, though, I didn't try it. Let me know if you see any > > problems. > > > > Jay > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Aaron Held [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 8:41 AM > > > To: Jay Love; Webware-Devel > > > Subject: Re: [Webware-devel] CVS commits > > > > > > > > > The byte compile is a great feature, I was asked about > > > running as non-root just yesterday. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -Aaron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jay Love" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Webware-Devel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:08 AM > > > Subject: [Webware-devel] CVS commits > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just to get back in the swing, I committed a couple of > > > small things to > > > > CVS. One is a little fix for some Py2 dependent code > in WebUtils. > > > > > > > > The other is an addition to the install script that byte > > > compiles all > > > > modules. This makes it possible to install the system as > > > root and run > > > > it as an unprivileged user. > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Webware-devel mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Webware-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-devel > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > > > This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or > legally privileged. > > If you received this message in error or are not the > intended recipient, you > > should destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or > copies, and you are > > prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing or > using any information > > contained herein. Please inform us of the erroneous > delivery by return > > e-mail. > > > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies, and you are prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing or using any information contained herein. Please inform us of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Webware-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-devel
