[csw-maintainers] CSWcswclassutils: it wants to write in /usr

James Lee james at opencsw.org
Thu Dec 10 13:08:40 CET 2009


On 10/12/09, 11:52:40, Gary Law <glaw at opencsw.org> wrote regarding Re: 
[csw-maintainers] CSWcswclassutils: it wants to write in /usr:

> >> It's how Sun designed it. Just install that package from the global
> >> zone and be done with it. :-)
> >
> > For the record:
> >
> > http://www.opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=3760

> OK, I don't think we should be using classutils then. It violates
> policy. The 'workaround' is clunky for some, and impossible if you
> don't have root on the global zone.

I support Gary.  I understand that classutils is clever and works
well in some situations but it's not a complete solution and therefor
we should look for something else.



James.



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