[Distutils] [buildout] setuptools/buildout trying to use /root/.python-eggs after setuid()ing with Zope

[Jim Fulton]

On Feb 4, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Andreas Jung wrote:

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> Hi there,
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> I am not sure which component is in charge for the following issue:
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> - standard Plone 3.1 installation installed with paster/Zopeskel
>   with a 'zope' account without special privileges
> - in the instance is started from through /etc/init.d as root
>   but immediately setuid to effective-user 'zope'
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> - after setuid(), setuptools is trying to write to /root/.python-eggs
>   during the startup-phase for (my own) module zopyx.textindexng3
>
> - - it creates inside:
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> new:~/.python-eggs # ls -la
> total 1
> drwxrwxrwx  3 root root   144 Feb  4 13:17 .
> drwxr-xr-x 24 root root  1200 Feb  4 17:10 ..
> - -rw-r--r--  1 zope users    0 Feb  4 13:17 a
> drwxr-xr-x  3 zope users   72 Feb  4 13:17
> zopyx.textindexng3-4.0.1-py2.4-linux-x86_64.egg-tmp
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> Why is setuptools using /root/.python-eggs only for this particular
> module and isn't it using something like /home/zope/.python-eggs
> instead - especially having changed the UID already?


I'll answer the problem, not the question. (I don't think setuptools  
should ever write to a user's home directory, whatever the user.)

The easiest way to solve this problem is to use unzipped eggs, which  
also import faster in my experience. Buildout now has a global option  
(unzip = true) that causes all eggs it installs to be unzipped.

Jim

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Jim Fulton
Zope Corporation