[MacPorts] #40769: port install dropPrivileges problem causes all builds to fail - Snow Leopard

[MacPorts]

#40769: port install dropPrivileges problem causes all builds to fail - Snow
Leopard
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  Reporter:  martini@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  base       |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:             |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * priority:  High => Normal
 * component:  ports => base


Comment:

 I'm not sure why this is failing for you but it must be something unusual
 about the way you're installing MacPorts; it works find for everybody
 else.

 The MacPorts user should not be "root"; it should be a user with normal
 (not superuser) privileges, usually called "macports", to which MacPorts
 can drop to ensure that ports don't do things to your system that they're
 not supposed to do. I know the binary installer pkg will create this user
 for you if you don't already have it; I don't remember if building from
 source will do so. If you haven't ever used the binary installer, this
 might be the problem. You could use the binary installer, or manually
 create the "macports" user.

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