#37889: 2.1.2 -> 2.1.3 requires root ------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: rharwood@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.1.2 Keywords: | Port: ------------------------+-------------------------------- As the title suggests, the selfupdate from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3 cannot be made; macports attempts to set folders in .../etc to group admin, which I as a user cannot do. Here's the failure: {{{ install: $prefix/etc/macports/archive_sites.conf.default: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted install: $prefix/etc/macports/macports.conf.default: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted install: $prefix/etc/macports/pubkeys.conf.default: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted install: $prefix/etc/macports/sources.conf.default: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted install: $prefix/etc/macports/variants.conf.default: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted # delete old uncompressed man pages if they exist for m in port.1; do rm -f $prefix/share/man/man1/$m ; done for m in macports.conf.5; do rm -f $prefix/share/man/man5/$m ; done for m in portfile.7 portstyle.7 porthier.7 portgroup.7; do rm -f $prefix/share/man/man7/$m ; done /usr/bin/install -c -d -o frozencemetery -g admin -m 755 $prefix/share/macports/install install: chown 1032:80 $prefix/share/macports/install: Operation not permitted /usr/bin/install -c -o frozencemetery -g admin -m 644 base.mtree $prefix/share/macports/install/ install: $prefix/share/macports/install//base.mtree: chown/chgrp: Operation not permitted make[1]: *** [install] Error 71 make: *** [install] Error 1 Command failed: cd $prefix/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/base && CC=/usr/\ bin/cc ./configure --prefix=$prefix --with-tclpackage=$prefix/Library/Tcl --with-install-user=frozencemetery --with-install-group=admin --with- directory-mode=0755 --enable-readline && make && make install SELFUPDATING=1 Exit code: 2 Error: $prefix/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error installing new MacPorts base: command executi\ on failed }}} Thanks. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/37889> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS