Robert Moskowitz wrote: > wow!!!! > > Johnny Hughes wrote: >> Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> thanks for replying. >>> >>> R P Herrold wrote: >>>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>> >>>>> I followed the setup instructions from >>>>> http://www.owlriver.com/tips/non-root/ >>>> >>>> ... the author is known to me ;) >>>> >>>>> Assuming that you are in /etc/sudoers!!!! >>>>> And then asked for a password. >>>>> Which password? My userid or root's? I tried both and after 3 tries >>>>> got: >>>> >>>>> me is not in sudoers file. This incident will be reported. >>>>> removing '/home/me/rpmbuild/BUILD/hipl--main--2.6/hipl-1.0.4' >>>> >>>> The end user account password is what sudo is looking for ... as >>>> noted, it seems you had not configured /etc/sudoers to include you. >>>> >>>>> So I look at /etc/sudoers and do not understand what I am suppose >>>>> to do there. >>>> >>>> A sample entry which permits a single user machine to do root >>>> operations when needed, but to stay in its non-priv'd mode most of >>>> the time looks like something as simple as: >>>> >>>> [herrold at new ~]$ sudo grep herrold /etc/sudoers >>>> Password: [here, the end user 'herrold's password] >>>> herrold ALL=(ALL) ALL >>>> [herrold at new ~]$ >>>> >>>> ... We need root rights to read /etc/sudoers, or else it would have >>>> not been needed except for teaching reasons. >>>> >>>>> A bit of help would be greatly appreciated! >>>> >>>> Hope this helps .. I wonder a bit at your description of untarring, >>>> ./configure'ing, etc ... that is not part of rpm building from .spec >>>> or SRPM. >>> Here is what I was told to do: >>> >>> wget http://hipl.hiit.fi/hipl/hipl.tar.gz >>> >>> you can build on CentOS by executing: >>> >>> tar xvzf hipl.tar.gz >>> cd hipl--main--2.6 >>> ./autogen.sh >>> ./configure >>> make rpm >>> >>> ("make install" works too, but installs to /usr/local by default) >>> >>> Software requirements are listed here: >>> >>> http://infrahip.hiit.fi/hipl/manual/ch02.html >> >> OK ... after several changes to the spec file, I got this to build. >> The process was rather intense, so rather than trying to document it I >> will post a good SRPM after I verify that all the build requirements >> are there and it will also build the same in mock. >> >> So, in a couple minutes expect a link to download a GOOD SRPM for this >> package that builds on centos-5 i386 and x86_64 > > I am SOOOO thankful. > No problem > You will definitely get a line of recognition for my IETF presentation > on SIP over HIP over Teredo in two weeks! I should not have been sooo > schrunched for time. I waited for management to get me the hardware for > this 'experiment', and 4 months later it is finally ordered; I have had > to cobble gear together.... look here: http://people.centos.org/hughesjr/hipl/ You should be able to build that on CentOS-5.x with no problems. Now, whether it does everything you need, I don't know. Also be advised that 1.0.3 is the latest stable release from them, and 1.0.4 seems to be something from SVN and not a normal release. Thanks, Johnny Hughes -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 251 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080717/990c5b66/attachment-0003.sig>