Bug 69307 - Can't install source rpms as non-root user
Summary: Can't install source rpms as non-root user
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Public Beta
Classification: Retired
Component: rpm
Version: limbo
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeff Johnson
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-07-20 17:19 UTC by Nathan G. Grennan
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-07-20 17:19:26 UTC
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Description Nathan G. Grennan 2002-07-20 17:19:22 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Even with .rpmmarcos to redefine the locations you can't install a source rpm
because rpm wants to write to the database.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Login as non-root user
2. rpm -i package.src.rpm

	

Actual Results:  Error trying to open database

Expected Results:  For it to come back to the command line and to have installed
the files in the directories that .rpmmarcos specifies.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2002-07-20 17:50:51 UTC 
If this is rpm-4.1, then the problem is fixed in RawHide.

Otherwise, please reopen this bug.
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