The non-root saga continues.

BootRoot/Yard.pm

@@ -1097,17 +1097,23 @@ sub copy_strip_file {
 	## non-root users will experience problems here so this is
 	## skipped. --freesource
 
+
+	my($mode, $uid, $gid);
+	(undef, undef, $mode, undef, $uid, $gid) = stat $from;
+	my $from_base = basename($from);
+
 	if ( $> == 0 ) {
-	    my($mode, $uid, $gid);
-	    (undef, undef, $mode, undef, $uid, $gid) = stat $from;
-	    my $from_base = basename($from);
 	    chown($uid, $gid, $to) or ($error = 
 				       error("chown: $! \($from_base\)\n"));
 	    return "ERROR"if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
 	    chmod($mode, $to)      or ($error = 
 				       error("chmod: $! \($from_base\)\n"));
 	    return "ERROR"if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
-    }
+	}
+	else {
+	    sys("$main::sudo chown $uid $gid $to");
+	    sys("$main::sudo chmod $mode $to");
+	}
 
     }
     else {

gbootroot

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ my $home = "$ENV{HOME}/.gbootroot";
 my $uml_xterm = "xterm -e";
 $main::editor = "emacs --font 6x13";
 $main::makefs = "mke2fs -F -m0 -i8192"; # Root Disk
-my $sudo = "sudo";
+$main::sudo = "sudo";
 
 # CHANGES
 #
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ else {
     # auto   defaults,noauto,user,loop       0       0
     #
     # For the boot/root disks the administrator will have to give the user
-    # special su privileges (mknod) to make special devices.  The $sudo 
+    # special su privileges (mknod) to make special devices.  The $main::sudo 
     # variable can be set to sudo or super, fakeroot won't work.
     # These include: /dev/{console,null,ram0,ram1,tty0}
     # These two lines need to be added to create the boot_fs and the boot/root
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ else {
 	       "mkdir $tmp1/gboot_non_root_mnt_" . $user,
                "gBootRoot: ERROR: Could not make mount directory") != 2;
     }
+    $mnt = "$tmp1/gboot_non_root_mnt" . $user;
 
 }
 
@@ -3114,12 +3115,12 @@ sub initrd {
     }
     else {
 	# This could be replaced by a devfs.
-	sys("$sudo mknod c 5 1 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/console");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod c 5 1 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/console");
-	sys("$sudo mknod c 1 3 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/null");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod c 1 3 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/null");
-	sys("$sudo mknod b 1 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/ram0");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod b 1 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/ram0");
-	sys("$sudo mknod b 1 1 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/ram1");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod b 1 1 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/ram1");
-	sys("$sudo mknod c 4 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/tty0");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod c 4 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/tty0");
-	sys("$sudo mknod b 2 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/fd0");
+	sys("$main::sudo mknod b 2 0 $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev/fd0");
     }
     pb($I,7);