Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of pmagrath

Timestamp:

Jul 2, 2008, 9:15:34 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

pmagrath@…

Comment:

Add use cases.

pmagrath

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 [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.opendarwin.darwinports/16973/focus=17026]
 
-== Tickets ==
-=== [query:reporter=pmagrath@macports.org Reported Tickets] ===
-[[TicketQuery(reporter=pmagrath@macports.org&status=new|assigned|reopened, table)]]
-=== [query:owner=pmagrath@macports Assigned Tickets] ===
-[[TicketQuery(owner=pmagrath@macports.org&status=new|assigned|reopened)]]
-=== [query:cc=pmagrath@macports On CC] ===
-[[TicketQuery(cc~=pmagrath@macports.org&status=new|assigned|reopened)]]
+=== Use Cases ===
+Use Case 1:
+Current Situation with privilege descalation. Prefix is /opt/local. Root owns prefix. Root privileges needed to fetch, compile, build and install. Drop privileges when not needed.
+
+Use Case 2:
+--with-no-root-privileges. Prefix is usually ~/.macports/opt/local (must be specified with --prefix). User owns prefix. No root privileges needed. Ports requiring root privileges (new user accounts, daemons etc.) cannot be installed without a sudo. It is necessary to use a --prefix with --with-no-root-privileges as the default --prefix isn't modified from /opt/local when --with-no-root-privileges is specified.
+
+Use Case 3:
+--with-shared-directory. Prefix is /opt/local. Root owns prefix but shares full read write with a macports group. All members of macports group can install all packages that only effect the /opt/local hierarchy. Root privileges only needed for installs that effect directories outside the prefix. Drop privileges when not needed.
+
 
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