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2010 Oct 23
1
installing appears broken by 199f218bf431b77c12a728f7072bed1553a0f0af
...generator
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/libguestfs/x86_64-spindle/generator'
make[3]: `stamp-generator' is up to date.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/libguestfs/x86_64-spindle/generator'
*** Error: Don't run 'make' or 'make check' as root.
make[2]: *** [checkroot] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/libguestfs/x86_64-spindle/src'
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/libguestfs/x86_64-spindle/src'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
This seems... counterintuitive. Was that really the intent of this
change?...
2003 Feb 22
1
simlinks and options
...net.lo" -> "/etc/init.d/net.lo"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevels/boot/serial" -> "/etc/init.d/serial"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevels/boot/urandom" ->
"/etc/init.d/urandom"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevels/boot/checkroot" ->
"/etc/init.d/checkroot"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevels/boot/rmnologin" ->
"/etc/init.d/rmnologin"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevels/boot/bootmisc" ->
"/etc/init.d/bootmisc"
copying unsafe symlink "/etc/runlevel...
2003 Dec 01
0
No subject
...the end of the
> password chat.
>
> Christian
Hmm, a little detective work and I think I may have solved this issue
for both of us. In short, yppasswd & yppasswdd behavior is rather
bizarre.
It seems that most linux distributions ship with an rpc.yppasswdd that
is compiled with the CHECKROOT option enabled. Eg:
rpc.yppasswdd - NYS YP server version 1.3.9 (with CHECKROOT)
What CHECKROOT means is that the first password entered is checked
against root's password. If it matches, the password change is allowed
to proceed. Ignore the prompts! Yes, I know, when run as root it says...