Not a good idea. You should make sure the permissions are correct, and
after removing /etc/passwd, who knows what they'll be. You might end up
with non-executable code after reinstating /etc/passwd.
Did you check what the failing command is? Just run "make -n install",
and you should see exactly what parameters are passed to "install". I bet
it's something like "-o root" (which really makes the project
non-portable, IMO)... You could simply add a "root" user to your
/etc/passwd by copying the SYSTEM entry and changing the username to
"root", BTW.
Igor
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your help! It was the install rule of the make file which
> produced the enclosed error messages. The problem should be the
> /etc/passwd file, because after removing it temporarily the code was
> installed properly.
>
> Br,
> Janos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha <at> cs.nyu.edu]
> Sent: August 28,2003 15:32
> To: Kannar Janos (NMP/Budapest)
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: install problem
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm just trying to install dictd-1.9.7 on my machine (with Win2000). The
> > package is already compiled, but the install process stops with the
> > following error messages:
> >
> > /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/install: cannot change ownership of
> > `/usr/local/bin/dict.exe': Invalid argument
> > /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/install: cannot change ownership of
> > `/usr/local/man/man1/dict.1': Invalid argument
> >
> > What is wrong, what shall I do?
> > Br,
> > Janos
>
> Well, this doesn't give us much to go on, does it? It's probably just
> install trying to 'chown root' (in which case you should be able to ignore
> this message), or there's a problem with your /etc/passwd.
>
> What is "the install process"? Is it a shell script, or an "install" rule
> in a Makefile? Could you "set -x" in the shell to find out what the exact
> failing command is (or run "make -n", if it's a Makefile)?
>
> Also, please follow the general guidelines for reporting Cygwin problems
> outlined in <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>, in particular, the one
> about attaching the output of "cygcheck -svr" (as an uncompressed text
> *attachment*), so that we are aware of your Cygwin environment and
> components.
> Igor
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