[bu-users] installed as user; bu by root works but no log

[jack b. <by...@gm...>]

[byers@bootp bu-3.4-beta]$
byers@bootp bu]$ pwd
/home/byers/pkg/var/log/bu
[byers@bootp bu]$ ls
log.060901
[byers@bootp bu]
only the one log file for my test case running as user byers

my other test case running as root also worked, but no log file

running   2.6.17-1.2174_FC5

near end of install a couple of error msgs:

/home/byers/pkg/libexec/bu/VERSION
strip: unable to copy file '/home/byers/pkg/libexec/bu/usleep' reason:
Permission denied
strip: unable to copy file '/home/byers/pkg/libexec/bu/realpath' reason:
Permission denied
/home/byers/pkg/share/doc/bu-3.4-beta/...
/home/byers/pkg/etc/bu/Include
/home/byers/pkg/etc/bu/Enclude

Bu is now installed.

are those 2 failed  'copy'  related to missing log file?

do i have to install as root  to get log files from running bu as root?

thanks for any help, advice
Jack