[MacPorts] #72676: <main> attribute status: eDSPermissionError <dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14120 (eDSPermissionError) make: *** [install] Error 40
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#72676: <main> attribute status: eDSPermissionError <dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14120
(eDSPermissionError) make: *** [install] Error 40
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Reporter: ryandesign | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: base | Version: 2.11.0
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by ryandesign):
On the macOS 13 x86_64 builder, changing the home directory without `sudo`
produced the error we've seen:
{{{
% dscl -q . -create /Users/macports NFSHomeDirectory
/opt/local/var/macports/home
<main> attribute status: eDSPermissionError
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14120 (eDSPermissionError)
% dscl -q . -read /Users/macports NFSHomeDirectory
NFSHomeDirectory: /opt/bblocal/var/macports/home
}}}
But using `sudo` succeeded:
{{{
% sudo dscl -q . -create /Users/macports NFSHomeDirectory
/opt/local/var/macports/home
% dscl -q . -read /Users/macports NFSHomeDirectory
NFSHomeDirectory: /opt/local/var/macports/home
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72676#comment:6>
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