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whjeon
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:41 am    Post subject: [SOLVED]/etc/portage/package.use directory permission Reply with quote

Hi! Always thanks for your help!

I'm wondering if I have to change permission of /etc/portage/package.use directory after full installation.

When I logged in to normal user, I cannot write to package.use file.
sudo also rejected, and have to log in root and then logout again back to normal user.

How did you solve this problem?

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-Problem occurs when I want to emerge some package and they need certain USE flags.
-I usually do
Code:
 $echo 'some/package flag' >> /etc/portage/package.use/package.use

-I also added my account to VISUDO file.
-I also added my account to WHEEL group.


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Torro
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi whjeon,

Why not simply do package management from the root account?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Torro wrote:
Hi whjeon,

Why not simply do package management from the root account?


Because I thought it's not recommended for security issues. Isn' it??
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

whjeon,

You need to be root to run emerge. Editing the portage control files as root is really pact of that operation.
You can add your normal user to the portage group to run emerge.

By far the biggest security issue is your use of
Code:
echo 'some/package flag' >> ...

One day you will use > and overwrite the file, still, that's what backups are for :)
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

whjeon wrote:
Because I thought it's not recommended for security issues. Isn' it??


IMO it's riskier to give emerge rights to your normal user.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NeddySeagoon wrote:
One day you will use > and overwrite the file

Code:
set -C
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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2018 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mv wrote:
Code:
set -C


Thanks @mv! that's something I should probably keep in mind and/or set as default.
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