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  • R Ratzz
    21 Oct 2015, 05:23

    @jsulm
    In Ubuntu 10.04,11.04 using double click or from the terminal in all users and using root works fine for all paths.
    In rhel using terminal for all users and root user works fine for all path.
    Problem is only with users other than root using double click only for only /opt path. For other path it works fine .

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    jsulm
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    wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 05:38 last edited by
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    @Ratzz Normal users are not allowed to write to /opt
    In general, normal users are only allowed to write in their home directory an /tmp
    So, you need to be root if you want to install in /opt.
    If you do call a command with sudo on Ubuntu then you become root during execution of that command, that's why it works with sudo on Ubuntu.
    On RHEL try to call su in a terminal and enter your root password and then call the install app from same terminal.

    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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    • J jsulm
      21 Oct 2015, 05:38

      @Ratzz Normal users are not allowed to write to /opt
      In general, normal users are only allowed to write in their home directory an /tmp
      So, you need to be root if you want to install in /opt.
      If you do call a command with sudo on Ubuntu then you become root during execution of that command, that's why it works with sudo on Ubuntu.
      On RHEL try to call su in a terminal and enter your root password and then call the install app from same terminal.

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      wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 05:39 last edited by
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      @jsulm said:

      On RHEL try to call su in a terminal and enter your root password and then call the install app from same terminal.

      It works on this case.

      --Alles ist gut.

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      • R Ratzz
        21 Oct 2015, 05:39

        @jsulm said:

        On RHEL try to call su in a terminal and enter your root password and then call the install app from same terminal.

        It works on this case.

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        jsulm
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        wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 05:39 last edited by
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        @Ratzz What's the problem then?

        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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        • J jsulm
          21 Oct 2015, 05:39

          @Ratzz What's the problem then?

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          Ratzz
          wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 05:52 last edited by
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          @jsulm
          Problem only when i try to install the installer on double click on /opt path only.

          --Alles ist gut.

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          • R Ratzz
            21 Oct 2015, 05:52

            @jsulm
            Problem only when i try to install the installer on double click on /opt path only.

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            JohanSolo
            wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 05:55 last edited by
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            @Ratzz said:

            Problem only when i try to install the installer on double click on /opt path only.

            On linux this is not meant to be done this way... Install scripts are meant to be run from the terminal, using root privileges. Ubuntu tweaks the logic by allowing everyone to prepend a sudo to every possible command, but it by far not the standard way.

            `They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.'
            -- Mark Twain

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            • R Ratzz
              21 Oct 2015, 05:52

              @jsulm
              Problem only when i try to install the installer on double click on /opt path only.

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              jsulm
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              wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 06:01 last edited by
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              @Ratzz As I already sad before on UNIX/Linux a normal, non root, user is NOT allowed to write to /opt!

              https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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              • J jsulm
                21 Oct 2015, 06:01

                @Ratzz As I already sad before on UNIX/Linux a normal, non root, user is NOT allowed to write to /opt!

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                Ratzz
                wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 06:05 last edited by
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                @jsulm
                but in ubuntu on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password .
                But in rhel on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password it gives error as show in original post.

                --Alles ist gut.

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                • R Ratzz
                  21 Oct 2015, 06:05

                  @jsulm
                  but in ubuntu on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password .
                  But in rhel on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password it gives error as show in original post.

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                  JohanSolo
                  wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 06:07 last edited by
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                  @Ratzz said:

                  but in ubuntu on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password .

                  As you were told Ubuntu's not linux. They've tweaked the usual behaviour to allow people to do things without thinking.

                  `They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.'
                  -- Mark Twain

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                  • R Ratzz
                    21 Oct 2015, 06:05

                    @jsulm
                    but in ubuntu on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password .
                    But in rhel on double click of installer on /opt path it ask for root password and it installs with root password it gives error as show in original post.

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                    jsulm
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                    wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 06:10 last edited by
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                    @Ratzz Is the user you are using member of the group "sudo"? You can check this by typing "groups" in a terminal. At least on Ubuntu a user must be member of "sudo" group to be able to use sudo command.

                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                    • J jsulm
                      21 Oct 2015, 06:10

                      @Ratzz Is the user you are using member of the group "sudo"? You can check this by typing "groups" in a terminal. At least on Ubuntu a user must be member of "sudo" group to be able to use sudo command.

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                      Ratzz
                      wrote on 21 Oct 2015, 06:14 last edited by Ratzz
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                      @jsulm said:

                      You can check this by typing "groups" in a terminal.

                      it gave me "root"

                      --Alles ist gut.

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