[MacPorts] #19590: selfupdate fails

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Wed Aug 5 17:17:41 PDT 2009


#19590: selfupdate fails
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 Reporter:  ali_kaylan@…            |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                  |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                  |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                    |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:  "unknown group" 501     |        Port:                                       
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Comment(by zahanm@…):

 Okay, I've been doing some digging around regarding UNIX file permissions.
 There are sporadic folders in /opt/ that are within the group '501'.

 Solved the problem. There is no '501' group on my machine (running Leopard
 10.5.8/10.5.7 at time of installation).
 I changed the group (using sudo chgrp) of opt/local to 'admin'.
 Selfupdate worked, and all the installed files are now in the 'admin'
 group.

 Apparently talking to no one in particular is therapeutic and problem-
 solving. =)

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19590#comment:7>
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