Re: [q] make modules_install as non-root?

[Peter Williams <pwil3058@bigpond.net.au>]

Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> 2005/12/2, Peter Williams <pwil3058@bigpond.net.au>:
> 
>>Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
>>
>>>Hello people,
>>>
>>>I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
>>>with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
>>>as non-root with sudo as well?
>>>
>>>The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places.  Is
>>>it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
>>>modules_install' to invoke?
>>>
>>>ps:
>>>Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
>>>I ask if we should install as non-root too.
>>
>>Personally, I just use "sudo make install" or "sudo make
>>modules_install" to do installations as an ordinary user.  No need for
>>special scripts or modifications to the build procedure.
> 
> 
> That's rather insecure. You have to add /usr/bin/make in your sudoers,
> then an malicious Makefile could do harm.

Only if you run it with sudo.

> I'm being paranoid. But we
> all are since we avoid to use root.
> --
> Coywolf Qi Hunt
> http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/


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