[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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