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Eventually switched the default group from `trusted' to `mail' All systems I run have a group `mail' but no group `trusted'. Also changed the uid/gid to the common values 8/12.
author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
date Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:19:41 +0200
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10 glib-1.2, you need to adjust configure.ac. See the comment in there. 10 glib-1.2, you need to adjust configure.ac. See the comment in there.
11 11
12 You need a user and a group for masqmail to run. If 12 You need a user and a group for masqmail to run. If
13 13
14 grep '^mail:' /etc/passwd 14 grep '^mail:' /etc/passwd
15 grep '^trusted:' /etc/group 15 grep '^mail:' /etc/group
16 16
17 shows that the user `mail' and the group `trusted' exist, it's 17 shows that the user `mail' and the group `mail' exist, it's probably
18 probably best to use these. If they don't exist, create them: 18 best to use these. If they don't exist, create them:
19 19
20 groupadd -g 42 trusted 20 groupadd -g 12 mail
21 useradd -u 23 -g trusted -d /nonexistent -s /bin/false -c "masqmail MTA" mail 21 useradd -u 8 -g mail -d /nonexistent -s /bin/false -c "masqmail MTA" mail
22 22
23 If you use other names than `mail' and `trusted' use the options 23 The 8 and 12 are common uid/gid for the user and group `mail', but you can
24 described below for configure. The 23 and 42 are just a suggestion, 24 use any (not yet used) number you like, preferably one lower than 100.
25 you can use any (not yet used) number you like, but preferably one 25 If you use other names than `mail' and `mail', you need to use the
26 lower than 100. It does not have to be the same for the user `mail' 26 configure options described below.
27 and the group `trusted'.
28 27
29 28
30 Compiling is a matter of the usual procedure. In the source directory, 29 Compiling is a matter of the usual procedure. In the source directory,
31 after unpacking do: 30 after unpacking do:
32 31
48 --with-user=USER 47 --with-user=USER
49 sets the user as which masqmail will run. Default is 'mail'. USER has 48 sets the user as which masqmail will run. Default is 'mail'. USER has
50 to exist before you 'make install'. 49 to exist before you 'make install'.
51 50
52 --with-group=GROUP 51 --with-group=GROUP
53 sets the group as which masqmail will run. Default is 'trusted'. GROUP 52 sets the group as which masqmail will run. Default is 'mail'. GROUP
54 has to exist before you 'make install'. 53 has to exist before you 'make install'.
55 54
56 55
57 --with-logdir=LOGDIR 56 --with-logdir=LOGDIR
58 sets the directory where masqmail stores its log files. It will be 57 sets the directory where masqmail stores its log files. It will be
105 104
106 should give output similar to 105 should give output similar to
107 106
108 -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 399356 May 10 12:34 /usr/local/sbin/masqmail 107 -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 399356 May 10 12:34 /usr/local/sbin/masqmail
109 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 10 12:34 /etc/masqmail 108 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 10 12:34 /etc/masqmail
110 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail trusted 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/log/masqmail 109 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail mail 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/log/masqmail
111 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail trusted 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/run/masqmail 110 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail mail 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/run/masqmail
112 drwxr-xr-x 5 mail trusted 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail 111 drwxr-xr-x 5 mail mail 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail
113 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail trusted 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail/input 112 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail mail 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail/input
114 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail trusted 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail/lock 113 drwxr-xr-x 2 mail mail 4096 May 10 12:34 /var/spool/masqmail/lock
115 114
116 Important are the set-user-id bit for /usr/local/sbin/masqmail and 115 Important are the set-user-id bit for /usr/local/sbin/masqmail and
117 the permissions of all files. 116 the permissions of all files.
118 117
119 118