17 Sep
2009
17 Sep
'09
3:07 a.m.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:44:56PM -0500, Peng Yu wrote:
The problem is that I don't have the root account. Our system administrator doesn't update the system because of the excuse of keeping the machine stable. Therefore, I have to install packages in my home directory. As far as I know, I can not run yum without root permission. But at least I should be able to run rpm without root permission. That is why I asked the original question.
And that's *exactly* what it is, an excuse. Your "system administrator" should be terminated and someone hired that understands the concepts of best practices as far as security go.
John
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