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

[Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Gary Law <glaw at opencsw.org> wrote:
> HI
>
> 2009/12/10 Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski <maciej at opencsw.org>:
>> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Peter Bonivart <bonivart at opencsw.org> wrote:
>>> 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.

It's only impossible if you don't have root on the global zone and you
inherit /usr from it.  I would say that if you intent to install
packages to a Solaris system, it should be either a global zone or a
full root zone.  Can you ask for conversion of your zone to full root?

Maciej