rpmbuild as root or user

Paul Howarth paul at city-fan.org
Tue Oct 10 14:26:53 UTC 2006


Stuart Murray-Smith wrote:
> Hi list
> 
> Is it safe to rpmbuild postfix.src on FC4 platform as root, or
> preferably as a user?

Avoid building rpms as root if at all possible.

Here's a quick guide to building them as a regular user:
http://www.city-fan.org/tips/CreateRPMBuildEnvironment

Paul.




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