[MacPorts] #59657: Impossible to 'port install dbus' without admin privileges
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#59657: Impossible to 'port install dbus' without admin privileges
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Reporter: AgilentGCMS | Owner: MarcusCalhoun-Lopez
Type: defect | Status: accepted
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.6.2
Resolution: | Keywords: dbus
Port: dbus |
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Comment (by AgilentGCMS):
I apologize, I'm a mac newbie (I'm more used to linux). Where can I find
main.log?
Also, 'port -s install dbus' produced a similar error:
{{{
$ port -s install dbus
---> Computing dependencies for dbus
The following dependencies will be installed: expat
Continue? [Y/n]: Y
---> Fetching distfiles for expat
---> Verifying checksums for expat
---> Extracting expat
---> Configuring expat
---> Building expat
---> Staging expat into destroot
---> Installing expat @2.2.9_0
---> Activating expat @2.2.9_0
---> Cleaning expat
---> Installing dbus @1.12.16_0
---> Activating dbus @1.12.16_0
Error: Failed to activate dbus: error renaming
"/Users/sbasu1/packages/macports/var/macports/software/dbus/mpextract9tsisenG/Users/sbasu1/packages/macports/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop
.dbus-system.plist" to "/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-
system.plist": permission denied
Error: See
/Users/sbasu1/packages/macports/var/macports/logs/_Users_sbasu1_packages_macports_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_devel_dbus/dbus/main.log
for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port dbus failed
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59657#comment:2>
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