Re: Run flat package postscript as root
Re: Run flat package postscript as root
- Subject: Re: Run flat package postscript as root
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:18:28 +0200
It's probably related to the use of the "current user/user home
directory" domain/install Destination.
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Harald Dersch <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm currently developing a setup targeting flat packages. The setup installs a browser plug-in to the user home folder (via current user domain), but needs to change a global registration. The registration is done by an executable included as an additional resource in the setup and supposed to be launched by the postinstallation script.
>
> I did a project with one package where I enabled "Require admin password for installation". I get a credential prompt, and the plug-in is correctly installed to the current user folder. However, postinstallation is not executed as root, no matter which credentials I provide, hence the executable fails. If I try to launch the executable explicitly using sudo, I get "sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified" (in the log).
>
> It doesn't matter, if I use PackageMaker or sudre's Packages.
>
> From the Packages user manual (Section "Defining a package pre- and post-installation scripts"): " >> If the installation process requests an admin password, the pre- and post-installation scripts will be run as root." -> Obviously this is wrong, or do I miss something?
>
> Thanks for any input,
> Harry
>
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