Hello people,
I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
as non-root with sudo as well?
The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places. Is
it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
modules_install' to invoke?
ps:
Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
I ask if we should install as non-root too.
Thanks
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Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> Hello people,
>
> I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
> with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
> as non-root with sudo as well?
>
> The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places. Is
> it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
> modules_install' to invoke?
>
> ps:
> Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
> I ask if we should install as non-root too.
Personally, I just use "sudo make install" or "sudo make
modules_install" to do installations as an ordinary user. No need for
special scripts or modifications to the build procedure.
Peter
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2005/12/2, Peter Williams <[email protected]>:
> Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> > Hello people,
> >
> > I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
> > with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
> > as non-root with sudo as well?
> >
> > The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places. Is
> > it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
> > modules_install' to invoke?
> >
> > ps:
> > Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
> > I ask if we should install as non-root too.
>
> Personally, I just use "sudo make install" or "sudo make
> modules_install" to do installations as an ordinary user. No need for
> special scripts or modifications to the build procedure.
That's rather insecure. You have to add /usr/bin/make in your sudoers,
then an malicious Makefile could do harm. I'm being paranoid. But we
all are since we avoid to use root.
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Coywolf Qi Hunt
http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/
Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> 2005/12/2, Peter Williams <[email protected]>:
>
>>Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
>>
>>>Hello people,
>>>
>>>I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
>>>with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
>>>as non-root with sudo as well?
>>>
>>>The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places. Is
>>>it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
>>>modules_install' to invoke?
>>>
>>>ps:
>>>Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
>>>I ask if we should install as non-root too.
>>
>>Personally, I just use "sudo make install" or "sudo make
>>modules_install" to do installations as an ordinary user. No need for
>>special scripts or modifications to the build procedure.
>
>
> That's rather insecure. You have to add /usr/bin/make in your sudoers,
> then an malicious Makefile could do harm.
Only if you run it with sudo.
> I'm being paranoid. But we
> all are since we avoid to use root.
> --
> Coywolf Qi Hunt
> http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/
--
Peter Williams [email protected]
"Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious."
-- Ambrose Bierce
On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:23:49 +0800,
Coywolf Qi Hunt <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello people,
>
>I wrote my own installkernel so I can do `make install' as non-root
>with the help of sudo. But how can we get to do `make modules_install'
>as non-root with sudo as well?
>
>The works of modules_install seem scattered over several places. Is
>it a nice idea to factor out an *installmodules* script for `make
>modules_install' to invoke?
>
>ps:
>Linus recommend us to build as non-root and install as root.
>I ask if we should install as non-root too.
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=<somewhere> modules_install
Then use sudo to move from <somewhere>/lib/modules/<version> to /lib/modules/<version>.
Coywolf Qi Hunt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2005/12/2, Peter Williams <[email protected]>:
[...]
> > Personally, I just use "sudo make install" or "sudo make
> > modules_install" to do installations as an ordinary user. No need for
> > special scripts or modifications to the build procedure.
> That's rather insecure. You have to add /usr/bin/make in your sudoers,
> then an malicious Makefile could do harm. I'm being paranoid. But we
> all are since we avoid to use root.
Oh, come on. If somebody can mess with your kernel sources, you are toast
anyway. No need to doctor a Makefile for that at all.
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