[volunteergrid2-l] Install Tests

[Brad Rupp]

I'm keeping notes on things I find confusing or don't seem as clear as 
they could be.  I will start posting my notes in a day or two when I get 
further along with my node.

Brad

On 1/29/2011 6:10 PM, Jody Harris wrote:
> I think we need to write our own installation instructions on our
> wiki.... Since I've installed tahoe so many times I take everything for
> granted, I think that Brad and Steve could work together with their
> recent experiences to get a good document started.
>
> j
> ----
> - Think carefully.
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Brad Rupp <bradrupp at gmail.com
> <mailto:bradrupp at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have not found any information in the documentation about running
>     as a non-privileged user.  However, to be fair, I have been reading
>     the documentation on a need to know basis.  In other words, I have
>     been reading what I need to know to get my node setup.  I very
>     easily could have missed it.
>
>     Brad
>
>     On 1/29/2011 9:34 AM, Shawn Willden wrote:
>
>         On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Brad Rupp <bradrupp at gmail.com
>         <mailto:bradrupp at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:bradrupp at gmail.com <mailto:bradrupp at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>
>             I figured out the problem.  I assumed since I was installing
>             software that I needed to be root.  I also ran the test as root.
>               Once I figured out the error in my ways I installed the
>         software
>             as non-root.  When I ran the tests as non-root, everything
>         worked
>             great and the test passed.
>
>
>         Ah, yes.  It's recommended to run Tahoe as a user with no
>         privileges on
>         the system.  The only files it should be able to read/write are
>         the ones
>         in its own working store.  Some people even install it in a
>         chroot jail,
>         though I find that to be too much work.
>
>         Is this something that wasn't well-documented, or was it
>         documented but
>         you just missed it?  If the former, then we should probably see
>         how the
>         documentation can be improved.
>
>         --
>         Shawn
>
>
>
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