RPM Question

AMDPwred · 01-19-2002, 09:44 PM

Now that I've got Linux running on my fast computer I'm trying to install bigger programs and do more with the operating system. When I try to install a rpm file it always says I need to be root. Is there a way I can install it from the command line so I can just 'su' into root? Also, when I do logout and log back in as root it always gives an error box with the name of the program. Any ideas?

neo77777 · 01-19-2002, 11:50 PM

Yes of course you'll need to be root to install rpms
and you can do it with su in XTerm
just type
/bin/su
enter password and install rpm's

AMDPwred · 01-19-2002, 11:53 PM

Where do they get installed to?

nikhiljosh · 01-20-2002, 07:27 AM

I guess you can set /usr/bin/rpm or wherever ur file is to suid so that normal users can install rpm's

#cd /usr/bin
#chmod 6755 rpm

HTH

bluecadet · 01-20-2002, 07:40 AM

well they get installed to whereever they are set to... it's not important really where they go... if you want to find out where they are then...

rpm -ql package-name

which will list all the files in trhe given installed rpm.

setting suid when you don't need to is never a good idea.