[Yum] Using YUM as non-root user

[Seth Vidal]

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Michael Lasevich wrote:

> Ok, this is an unusual use of yum, so please read the entire thing before 
> replying that you have to be root.
>
> I have a set up where I use RPM as a non-privileged user to deliver custom 
> non-os packages. This setup works great, but I have to manually deliver 
> update and new RPMs to this setup. I am curious if I can make YUM run as a 
> non-root user with all the yum files and configurations located in 
> non-standard places and deliver these RPMs to this location automatically. 
> Assume that underlying RPM works fine in this configuration (which, like I 
> said, it does with a few command line params and a custom config file)
>

The yum commandline will not work. I'm positive of that. You might be able 
to make the python-api work with a little trickery. Give it a try.

-sv