Bug 72860

Summary:	/usr/src/linux* kernel tree group ownership
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	David Lloyd <dmlloyd>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	2004.1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description David Lloyd 2004-11-29 14:37:16 UTC

It would be kinda nice if the default group owner of /usr/src/linux* would be a separate group, and if sub-files would be g+w and sub-directories would be g+ws.

This would allow any regular user in that group to build a system kernel without switching to superuser.

Reproducible: Didn't try
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Comment 1 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-11-30 08:58:42 UTC

Erm, you still need superuser to boot and to install modules into /lib/modules/...

Comment 2 John Mylchreest (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-01 11:41:15 UTC

My suggested solution to building kernels as non-root is to go the KBUILD_OUTPUT route.
Since this would fully satisfy your request, without having to change perms I shall close this bug invalid.

Although this document is now invalid..
I would point you to section 3

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/2.6-koutput-user.xml