I run 'pkg_add' with 'doas' and I get only: Can't find [the package] I try to install. Doesn't say anything about 'root'.
Also, why 'pkg_add' has to be run as root only? In previous OpenBSD version this wasn't the case. Is that due to 'doas'? Thank you On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Mihai Popescu <mih...@gmail.com> wrote: > > just installed a 5.9 AMD64 version and get issues with adding packages > as a > > regular system user. 'env' shows me the correct setting for PKG_PATH but > > seems that the user environment isn't able to contact the source. > > "Get issues" is not a valid problem report. I am getting issues with > my stomach right now, but this will never tell you what is my problem. > Post the exact message(s) you get. > > You should get something like this: > > $ pkg_add -vn test > pkg_add should be run as root > Can't find test > > This is telling you what to do in order to fix that "issue". > > > As long as I change to 'root', everything works fine! > > Isn't it obvious? > > It may sound crazy, but OpenBSD does not allow any user to install > packages directly, much like Linux or Windows.
