Sorry, to be more clear, by root I wasn't referring to actual root, but
use of sudo, as in I expected that you must have run `sudo lb
config...` to initially create the config instead of just `lb
config...`, but dropped the `sudo` on trying to modify it, which then
failed. `lb config` does not require `sudo`, unlike the other commands.
So yeah, if you'd created it initially with sudo, I can understand it
requiring sudo to then make adjustments. But no error appearing in a
situation of having originally used `sudo` and then trying to modify
without is very much not ideal.
On Tue, 2020-04-28 at 10:34 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote:
> My initial attempts were done using normal account. Even using sudo
> seemed to create the issue, hence switching to root using su - did
> the trick.
>
> --sent from OnePlus device--
> On Tue, 28 Apr, 2020, 3:21 AM , <jnq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Oh good! :)
> > I had not thought of that since I'd have expected a clear
> > permissions error to have occurred. I presume one did not? (I do
> > not recall having happened to have tried doing that before).
> > While all other commands require root, `lb config` does not and it
> > is not typical to run it as root, but perfectly possible/valid to
> > do so; it seems you must have done so originally.
> > I've added it to my to-do list to check out and see if things could
> > be improved in any way (see if a permissions error or similar can
> > be output if not already; maybe issuing a warning if run as root to
> > suggest that a future problem like this could be encountered). If
> > so I'll craft such changes and submit for consideration.
> > Lyndon.
> > On Mon, 2020-04-27 at 12:07 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote:
> > > Issue was resolved when I did lb config - - distribution buster
> > > as root.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --sent from OnePlus device--
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 Apr, 2020, 2:24 PM 0...@caiway.net, <0...@caiway.net>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:49:05 +0530
> > > >
> > > > Harshad Joshi <firewal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > what does
> > > >
> > > > # cat config/build | grep Distribution
> > > >
> > > > say?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Did everytime from rm -rf * to rebuild entire chroot but
> > > > issue is
> > > >
> > > > > still on.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I will update it here if issue gets resolved. I am trying to
> > > > isolate
> > > >
> > > > > the problem
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > --sent from OnePlus device--
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 23 Apr, 2020, 1:20 PM , <jnq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > did you `lb clean` to get a fresh start before you retried
> > > > `lb
> > > >
> > > > > > build`?
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > so:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > sudo rm -rf config
> > > >
> > > > > > sudo lb clean
> > > >
> > > > > > lb config --distribution buster
> > > >
> > > > > > sudo lb build
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > does that sort things out?
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 2020-04-23 at 12:21 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Did it multiple times but no use. It's still downloading
> > > > stretch
> > > >
> > > > > > repositories!
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > I am not able to isolate root cause as from where live
> > > > builder is
> > > >
> > > > > > taking stretch repo settings at second stage when I have
> > > > explicitly
> > > >
> > > > > > set distribution option to buster!
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > --sent from OnePlus device--
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 23 Apr, 2020, 12:14 PM , <jnq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Did you just run `lb config --distribution buster` on top
> > > > of an
> > > >
> > > > > > existing config?
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Understand that the first time you run `lb config` some
> > > > options, if
> > > >
> > > > > > not explicitly set, are automatically determined based upon
> > > > others.
> > > >
> > > > > > The final config is then saved to disk. If you then
> > > > subsequently
> > > >
> > > > > > run `lb config` to change something, you have to be careful
> > > > because
> > > >
> > > > > > some options may end up with old values, they don't get
> > > > updated per
> > > >
> > > > > > the change you're trying to make.
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > There are some options that automatically get set per the
> > > >
> > > > > > distribution option value. I suspect that the most likely
> > > > cause of
> > > >
> > > > > > your problem is that you've got an existing config with
> > > > these other
> > > >
> > > > > > options set to 'stretch' from your first attempt at
> > > > creating a
> > > >
> > > > > > config, and thus your subsequent use of `lb config --
> > > > distribution
> > > >
> > > > > > buster` is not propagating to those other config options.
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > The easiest fix for this here (assuming this is indeed the
> > > > cause)
> > > >
> > > > > > is to just delete the existing config directory, then re-
> > > > run `lb
> > > >
> > > > > > config --distribution buster`.
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 2020-04-23 at 11:29 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Please check attachments sent in this mail. I have
> > > > configured lb to
> > > >
> > > > > > use buster and we can see it is building configuration for
> > > > debian
> > > >
> > > > > > buster distribution
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > However as per second attachent in next stage of live
> > > > build, we can
> > > >
> > > > > > see it is using stretch repositories to download binary
> > > > packages
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Why is this happening??
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > --sent from OnePlus device--
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 23 Apr, 2020, 11:23 AM , <jnq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 2020-04-23 at 11:16 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > I have downloaded a buster live CD from debian site and I
> > > > am trying
> > > >
> > > > > > to build live CD using buster repository, but live build is
> > > > using
> > > >
> > > > > > stretch repositories by default despite me configuring it
> > > > to use
> > > >
> > > > > > buster lb config -
> > > >
> > > > > > - distribution buster
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Please help me in resolving this issue.
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > --sent from OnePlus device--
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > replace: lb config - - distribution buster
> > > >
> > > > > > with: lb config --distribution buster
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > note the unwanted spaces in yours
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
