[TriLUG] rpm as non root

[H Brett Bolen]

Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 15:44, H Brett Bolen wrote:
> 
>>Is there a way to run rpm as non-root?
 >
> Generally, installing system packages needs to be done by
 > root.  First and foremost, only root should have write privileges
 > to system directories.  Second, only root should have write
 > privileges to the rpm database directory.
> 
> Using rpm, however, to examine packages, install src rpms 
> to a local setup, query installed packages, etc.. work fine
> as non-root.

gotcha, but doesn't src rpms require access to the rpm database also?
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