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[LDM #PMU-379721]: Building LDM as non-root user on OpenSuse 11.3

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  • Subject: [LDM #PMU-379721]: Building LDM as non-root user on OpenSuse 11.3
  • Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:38:56 -0700
Harald,

> I am trying to test-build LDM-6.9.7 on a Linux system (OpenSuse 11.3)
> as a non-root user.  Running configure in the top-level directory,
> I get:
> 
> % ./configure --disable-root-actions --disable-logging
> [...]
> checking system logging daemon PID file... /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
> checking networking references...
> checking for system logging daemon... found
> checking for /etc/rsyslog.conf... no
> checking for /etc/syslog.conf... no
> configure: error: system logging configuration-file not found
> 
> Actually, there is
> 
> % ls -l /etc/rsyslog.conf
> -rw------- 1 root root 3918 Jul  5  2010 /etc/rsyslog.conf
> 
> but it is not accessible to a non-root user.
> Is there a workaround?

In order to work-around the problem with file /etc/rsyslog.conf, make that file 
world-readable.

If you install the LDM without superuser privileges, then logging won't work 
and downstream sites will be unable to get data from your LDM automatically.

> Best regards,
> Harald
> 
> P.S.: config.log attached (bzip2 compressed)
> 
> --
> Harald Anlauf
> Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)           | Phone:  +49 69 8062 4941
> FE12 / Datenassimilation               | Fax:    +49 69 8062 3721
> 63067 Offenbach                        | e-Mail: address@hidden


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PMU-379721
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed