From B.Rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk  Fri Dec 15 16:54:51 2000
From: B.Rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk (B.Rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:54:51 +0100 (MET)
Subject: [Rd] R install doesn't set permissions (PR#767)
Message-ID: <200012151654.RAA09267@pubhealth.ku.dk>

Full_Name: Barry Rowlingson
Version: 1.2.0
OS: Redhat 6.2/i386
Submission from: (NULL) (148.88.0.10)



Just did a straightforward ./configure/make/make install of R-1.2.0
and it seems that it doesn't set permissions on the R_HOME directory
properly (or at all!).

[root@chinstrap R-1.2.0]# make install
mkdir /usr/local/lib/R

 hence /usr/local/lib/R gets permissions from whatever root's 
default is - in my case rwx------, and users cant start R.

 Fix it after installation with:

 chmod -R 755 /usr/local/lib/R

 To fix the installer? Maybe use the install program from the 
fileutils package?

Baz


 

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[Rd] R install doesn't set permissions (PR#767)
B.Rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk