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Raccoon1400

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2008-04-14

Posts: 853

makepkg

I am trying to figure out how to compile a tar ball. In the wiki, It says:

If you want to be able to install dependencies with makepkg as user (with makepkg -s, see below) you need to install sudo and add yourself to /etc/sudoers using this line:

<user> <hostname>=/usr/bin/pacman

How does this work? What is the hostname?

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Allan

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Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: makepkg

To give yourself access to use sudo with any command add:

USER_NAME   ALL=(ALL) ALL

Change the last "ALL" to "/usr/bin/pacman" if you only want to get sudo access for pacman.

I have:

USER_NAME    ALL=(ALL)    NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman

so I dont have to typ a passwrod for pacman.

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Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: makepkg

What page in the wiki are you referring to? I would like to fix that ambiguity.
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it. Fixed. Thanks.

Last edited by Misfit138 (2008-04-18 03:27:07)

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Raccoon1400

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2008-04-14

Posts: 853

Re: makepkg

Thanks.

[root@myhost duncan]# DUNCAN    ALL=(ALL)    NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[root@myhost duncan]#

What am I doing wrong?

Last edited by Raccoon1400 (2008-04-18 10:41:43)

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luca

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From: Rome

Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 280

Re: makepkg

Hi Raccoon1400,
you must modify /etc/sudoers file with the command visudo:
below the line:

root    ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL

add this:

duncan ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL

Save and exit

Last edited by luca (2008-04-18 10:48:07)