site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com On Apr 26, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Peter Bierman wrote: I suggest you create a drag-installable solution. -pmb Thanks. On Apr 26, 2007, at 3:26 PM, Peter Bierman wrote: -pmb _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a... Ok. Thanks for the clarification. I agree that drag-installable solution is easiest but have found even this is a bit complicated for many users when your market is teachers in the K-12 grades. Like I said, there's no workaround for this. Leopard should have improved support for installing into home directories. At 3:43 PM -0500 4/26/07, David Bainbridge wrote: My goal is to install to their home directory using non-admin. What do I use for the Default Location field to install in a user's home folder? You get the warning about the installer not able to expand ~ if you simply use "~/Applications" and to use a postflight script to copy the files to the home folder instead. There isn't a workaround for this. If you have a non-admin user doing a non-admin install, the install location MUST be to their home directory or a sub-directory of the same, or you will have this problem. At 11:32 AM -0500 4/26/07, David Bainbridge wrote: As has been mentioned in the archives but without a clear solution, I am trying to install to the User's Application folder ( ~/Applications). To do this in PackageMaker I install to /tmp first then with postinstall script mv application to the user's Applications folder. The problem is the receipt is trying to be copied by packagemaker to the /Library/Receipts folder instead of ~/Library/Receipts. The installer does not require Admin privs so this does not work and I get this error in the log: Apr 26 10:39:05 Mac-Pro : pkgReceiptMaker[518]: 2007-04-26 10:39:05.052 pkgReceiptMaker[518] Error 13 (Permission denied) trying to rename App.pkg to /Library/Receipts/App.pkg What is required to avoid this error since the installer tells the user the installation failed because of this?? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/bierman% 40apple.com This email sent to bierman@apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/bierman% 40apple.com This email sent to bierman@apple.com This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com