error"warning: user owen does not exist - using root"?

Linux and Unix-Like Red Hat
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I am trying to install openmotif22-2.2.3-18.src.rpm,

after I typed in " rpm -i openmotif22-2.2.3-18.src.rpm"

the following message comes out:

warning: user owen does not exist - using root
warning: group owen does not exist - using root

I am install openmotif under root account.

Do I need to use personal account? How can I fix it? Thanks

2

It's not a problem, it just means that when the source package was created, the files were owned by the user 'owen' on that machine. When RPM installs a package it tries to set the same owner, group, and permissions, and falls back to root when the owner or group are not found.

3

yes, the solution is try to modify the package that was created by chmod that file to root group and owner. you also could check the etc/passwd for the permission of user owen and the group itself. good luck :b: