[MacPorts] #72085: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix
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#72085: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix
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Reporter: csrote | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.10.5
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: Kegworks |
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Changes (by jmroot):
* keywords: Insufficient privileges to use port and then Kegworks =>
* cc: https://ports.macports.org/maintainer/Gcenx/ (removed)
Old description:
> Xcode 12.4 for macOS 10.15.7 was installed. 16GB RAM. 1 GB SSD.
> Last login: Thu Feb 20 21:45:58 on console
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port version
> Version: 2.10.5
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port selfupdate
> Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port install kegworks
> Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % xcode version
> zsh: command not found: xcode
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo port -d selfupdate
> Password:
> DEBUG: Copying
> /Users/peacefulworld/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to
> /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
> DEBUG: MacPorts sources location:
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/selfupdate
> ---> Checking for newer releases of MacPorts
> DEBUG: Attempting to fetch version file
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/macports/macports-
> base/master/config/RELEASE_URL
> % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time
> Current
> Dload Upload Total Spent Left
> Speed
> 100 63 100 63 0 0 42 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:--
> 42
> MacPorts base version 2.10.5 installed,
> MacPorts base version 2.10.5 available.
> DEBUG: Rebuilding and reinstalling MacPorts if needed
> ---> MacPorts base is already the latest version
> ---> Updating the ports tree
> Synchronizing local ports tree from
> rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar.gz
> DEBUG: system: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzvl --delete-after
> --include=/ports.tar.gz --include=/ports.tar.gz.rmd160 --exclude=*
> rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote
>
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
>
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
>
> receiving file list ... done
> ./
> ports.tar.gz
> ports.tar.gz.rmd160
>
> sent 42117 bytes received 62470 bytes 23241.56 bytes/sec
> total size is 35942304 speedup is 343.66
> DEBUG: successful verification with key /opt/local/share/macports
> /macports-pubkey.pem
> DEBUG: Using bsdtar with HFS+ compression (if valid)
> DEBUG: system: bsdtar --hfsCompression -C
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/tmp
> -xzf
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote/ports.tar.gz
> DEBUG: system: chmod -R a+r
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote
> DEBUG: system: /opt/local/bin/portindex
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
> Creating port index in
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
> Adding port octave/octave-femoctave
> Adding port java/spring-boot-cli
>
> Total number of ports parsed: 2
> Ports successfully parsed: 2
> Ports failed: 0
> Up-to-date ports skipped: 39448
>
> The ports tree has been updated.sAll installed ports are up to date.
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port selfupdate
> Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
> peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ %
New description:
Xcode 12.4 for macOS 10.15.7 was installed. 16GB RAM. 1 GB SSD.
Last login: Thu Feb 20 21:45:58 on console
{{{
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port version
Version: 2.10.5
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port selfupdate
Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port install kegworks
Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % xcode version
zsh: command not found: xcode
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo port -d selfupdate
Password:
DEBUG: Copying
/Users/peacefulworld/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to
/opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences
DEBUG: MacPorts sources location:
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/selfupdate
---> Checking for newer releases of MacPorts
DEBUG: Attempting to fetch version file
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/macports/macports-
base/master/config/RELEASE_URL
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time
Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left
Speed
100 63 100 63 0 0 42 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:--
42
MacPorts base version 2.10.5 installed,
MacPorts base version 2.10.5 available.
DEBUG: Rebuilding and reinstalling MacPorts if needed
---> MacPorts base is already the latest version
---> Updating the ports tree
Synchronizing local ports tree from
rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar.gz
DEBUG: system: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzvl --delete-after
--include=/ports.tar.gz --include=/ports.tar.gz.rmd160 --exclude=*
rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote
Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
receiving file list ... done
./
ports.tar.gz
ports.tar.gz.rmd160
sent 42117 bytes received 62470 bytes 23241.56 bytes/sec
total size is 35942304 speedup is 343.66
DEBUG: successful verification with key /opt/local/share/macports
/macports-pubkey.pem
DEBUG: Using bsdtar with HFS+ compression (if valid)
DEBUG: system: bsdtar --hfsCompression -C
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/tmp
-xzf
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote/ports.tar.gz
DEBUG: system: chmod -R a+r
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/remote
DEBUG: system: /opt/local/bin/portindex
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
Creating port index in
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports
Adding port octave/octave-femoctave
Adding port java/spring-boot-cli
Total number of ports parsed: 2
Ports successfully parsed: 2
Ports failed: 0
Up-to-date ports skipped: 39448
The ports tree has been updated.sAll installed ports are up to date.
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ % port selfupdate
Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.
peacefulworld at Peacefuls-MacBook-Pro ~ %
}}}
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Comment:
You need to use `sudo` for port actions like `install` and `selfupdate`
that change things. You can omit it for actions like `installed` and
`info` that just display information.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72085#comment:1>
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