cannot link module as non root

[Dennis Gilmore]

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Once upon a time Sunday 25 April 2004 9:05 am, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As Warren asked, I report a failure to build a module as a non root user
> with kernel 2.6.5-1.327, as a follow up on bug
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=117645
>
> It has improved a lot though. Now the compilation seems to be done right,
> but stage 2 fails.
>
> As a user, I get:
>
>   CC [M]  /home/pat/src/eagleusb/driver/eu_eth.o
>   LD [M]  /home/pat/src/eagleusb/driver/eagle-usb.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
> /bin/sh: line 1: ./.__modpost.cmd: Permission denied
> make[2]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
My understanding of how modules are built in 2.6 kernels  and definetly from 
my experience  the user building modules needs write access to the kernel 
source tree to be able to build modules succesfully.  and your errors are 
consistent with what i have experienced the only way as a user to build is to 
change the owner to yourself of the tree or give all write access to the tree

Dennis

> And as root it is:
>
>   CC [M]  /home/pat/src/eagleusb/driver/eu_eth.o
>   LD [M]  /home/pat/src/eagleusb/driver/eagle-usb.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
>   LD [M]  /home/pat/src/eagleusb/driver/eagle-usb.ko
>
> I attached the full make output. make.pat as a user, make.root as root.
>
> Pat
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