[MacPorts] #34954: user macports needs write access on Preferences directory

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#34954: user macports needs write access on Preferences directory
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  Reporter:  nonstop.server@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
 Component:  base              |    Version:  2.1.1
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
      Port:                    |
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Comment (by egall@…):

 Replying to [comment:2 nonstop.server@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 ob+macport@…]:
 >
 > To resolve this issue you need to grant the user macports write access
 to the Preferences directory.[[BR]]
 > You can achieve this by adding an ACL on this directory.
 > {{{
 > % sudo chmod +a "macports allow write"
 /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
 > }}}
 > After you added the ACL, the access mode and ACL on the Preferences
 directory should look like this:
 > {{{
 > % ls -dehl /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
 > drwxr-xr-x+ 2 root  admin   204B Jul 11 00:19
 /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
 >  0: user:macports allow add_file
 > }}}

 MacPorts should be able to delete files from its Preferences directory,
 too, not just add them; otherwise you end up with a bunch of old plists
 littering the folder.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/34954#comment:4>
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