Re: Firebird client fails port install
Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services. I can't see exactly what's happening (partly because you didn't show the actual failure messages), but I do notice that php5-extensions can build without firebird. In fact, that's what it does by default, so you must have explicitly told it to build that. If you don't need it, you can go back in and set the php5-extensions port options to not include firebird, and you will avoid this particular problem. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 15:49 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services. I can't see exactly what's happening (partly because you didn't show the actual failure messages), but I do notice that php5-extensions can build without firebird. In fact, that's what it does by default, so you must have explicitly told it to build that. If you don't need it, you can go back in and set the php5-extensions port options to not include firebird, and you will avoid this particular problem. I did that in the end, but that doesn't really solve the problem now does it? I'll take it up with ports and see if I can't figure out whats wrong... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 15:49 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services. I can't see exactly what's happening (partly because you didn't show the actual failure messages), but I do notice that php5-extensions can build without firebird. In fact, that's what it does by default, so you must have explicitly told it to build that. If you don't need it, you can go back in and set the php5-extensions port options to not include firebird, and you will avoid this particular problem. I did that in the end, but that doesn't really solve the problem now does it? I'll take it up with ports and see if I can't figure out whats wrong... You'll want to provide more information if you do so. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 16:49 -0500, Mark Moellering wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 15:49 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 14:29 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Da Rock rock_on_the_...@comcen.com.au writes: I'm trying to install php5-extensions (which includes firebird), but its failing with an error code 1 on firebird20-client. It does mention running make to build firebird, but not as root. So I've tried everything to get this to work: running make as my wheel group user, installing as a pkg instead. What could I be missing? (And before anybody asks: I ran portsnap fetch update twice yesterday - and I did run the update. I've learnt my lesson from last time...) Unless you set variables to put the work directory somewhere non-standard, the ports system will try to do its building under each port's directory, which is normally not writable by regular users. Similarly, installing a port (or a package, for the same reasons) normally requires root permissions for access to system directories and in many cases to let programs installed by ports run as special-purpose users. What is the reason you're trying to install ports as a different user? Because the first stop error occurs and it says to run make to build firebird, but it also says Please do not build firebird as 'root' because this may cause conflicts with SysV semaphores of running services. I can't see exactly what's happening (partly because you didn't show the actual failure messages), but I do notice that php5-extensions can build without firebird. In fact, that's what it does by default, so you must have explicitly told it to build that. If you don't need it, you can go back in and set the php5-extensions port options to not include firebird, and you will avoid this particular problem. I did that in the end, but that doesn't really solve the problem now does it? I'll take it up with ports and see if I can't figure out whats wrong... The only thing I can think of that makes sense is that they want you to run as su, as opposed to a true root login. Perhaps later someone with more experience will answer, I can't believe you are the first/only person to do this. As a matter of fact I never use true root I ALWAYS use su (believe it or not a M$ directive in the MCSE course I did years ago- never use administrator, copy administrative capabilities to the username used). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
As a matter of fact I never use true root I ALWAYS use su (believe it or what's a practical difference between logging to root directly or doing su? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Firebird client fails port install
On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 23:46 +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: As a matter of fact I never use true root I ALWAYS use su (believe it or what's a practical difference between logging to root directly or doing su? The log files log exactly who did what instead of anonymously. At the least they show who had su'd to root and when, but from my experience it says the user and what was done. Incidentally, I first heard of this practice through my MCSE (where basically M$ NT was bagged as the worst system ever- strange wouldn't you say seeing as it was an M$ course?), but the practice has been in use for years by old school *nix administrators and has been a specified as best practice. Just read nearly any *nix manual or tutorial. Why do you think the sysinstall for freebsd and just about every *nix distro says to create a user account so you don't use root? It also sometimes states to use su to gain root privileges in the warning message. It actually frightens me how many new administrators don't bother with following this policy- even ISPs. It helps with forensic analysis, and if you suddenly find root doing stuff in your logs (if you follow the best practice methods) then you know it wasn't you or anybody authorised. If anybody here can tell me how to enforce this policy in practice I'd be very interested to hear it (although I doubt one could prevent console access to root ICE). Maybe a method to obtain the user's name or soemthing. I think it can only be enforced in policy and not practice, though. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
