Bug#152061: marked as done (apt: apt must be run as root or does not pass options to dpkg)
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Subject: apt: apt must be run as root or does not pass options to dpkg
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: normal
I'm trying to make apt to store its files in a certain directory.
the problem seem to be that either apt-get does not pass options to
dpkg correctly or dpkg must be run as root. the command I'm using (as
user) is:
apt-get -o DPkg::Options::=--root=./dpkg -o Dir::Cache=./apt -o Dir::State=./apt update
the dirs apt/lists/partial, apt/archives/partial and dpkg exist
under the current directory (created them with mkdir -p). apt runs
fine, but dpkg fails saying:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
I also tried to pass other command options to dpkg, like --help, but
no answer. I also know that this has been reported earlier, but I
guess he was running it as root, not as user. I tried to get help on
#debian channel, but noone seem to know a thing about it. this is my
last resort.
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Kernel Version: Linux tempest.styx.org.ar 2.4.18 #2 mié jun 19 17:36:14 ART 2002 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii libc6 2.2.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-9 The GNU stdc++ library
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From: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Bug#152061: apt: apt must be run as root or does not pass options
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On Fri, 5 Jul 2002 mdione@grulic.org.ar wrote:
> I'm trying to make apt to store its files in a certain directory.
> the problem seem to be that either apt-get does not pass options to
> dpkg correctly or dpkg must be run as root. the command I'm using (as
> user) is:
>
> apt-get -o DPkg::Options::=--root=./dpkg -o Dir::Cache=./apt -o Dir::State=./apt update
--root causes dpkg to issue a chroot. Only root can do that.
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