On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM, John R. Dennison jrd@gerdesas.com wrote:
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.
Hi Christopher and John,
I totally understand what you said. And that is why I said my "system administrator" has an excuse. But I have no control on whether to fire him or not. For now, I have to live with it.
If you could help me on finding packages for downloading and installing them in my home directory, that would be very helpful.
I also find the following link on how to run rpm in my home directory. Does it work for my problem?
http://www.techonthenet.com/linux/build_rpm.php
Regards, Peng