Is there a way that I can execute a command that I...
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abundant-hospital-56388
06/21/2022, 3:07 PMIs there a way that I can execute a command that I run with
./pants runsudos
square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:14 PMfirst of all: sounds like a bad idea to do this.
square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:22 PMi would probably create a group/role with the specific rights necessary
square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:24 PMi guess it highly depends on what you're trying to do
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happy-kitchen-89482
06/21/2022, 3:30 PMYou can re-set the paths to the caches back to those under the non-su's homedir with these options (via cmd-line flag or env var, or supplemental config file):
ā¢ https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/reference-global#section-local-store-dir
ā¢ https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/reference-global#section-named-caches-dir
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happy-kitchen-89482
06/21/2022, 3:31 PMI think the
./pantshappy-kitchen-89482
06/21/2022, 3:32 PMBut keep in mind that Pants will write files as the root user, and this may mess with any future runs as the non-root user
happy-kitchen-89482
06/21/2022, 3:32 PMThis overall seems like it will be trouble
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square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:34 PMnot only for build artifacts and executables. You got pants (service) running as a root then.
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abundant-hospital-56388
06/21/2022, 3:35 PMThanks guys for the suggestions and infos. You're absolutely right about not doing that. I'll look into how I can restructure the process there to not require sudo at that place.
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square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:40 PMI don't think this is something, you would want to do, ever. I'm even splitting building and installing software with Make. It does mess with git repositories from time to time as well
square-forest-55300
06/21/2022, 3:41 PMRegardless of which build system you are using