[Mailman-Users] Custom username

[Jeremy Shaffner]

[Forwarding a copy from memory, as Pine hung before sending the Cc:]

You're not following me:

if test -z "$MAILMAN_UID"
then
    cat > conftest.py <<EOF
import pwd, string
uid = ''
for user in string.split("mailman"):
                          ^^^^^^^
    try:
        try:
            uid = pwd.getpwuid(int(user))[0]
            break
        except ValueError:
            uid = pwd.getpwnam(user)[0]
            break
    except KeyError:
        uid = ''
fp = open("conftest.out", "w")
fp.write("%s\n" % uid)
fp.close()
EOF
    $PYTHON conftest.py
    MAILMAN_UID=`cat conftest.out`
fi

echo "$ac_t""$MAILMAN_UID" 1>&6
rm -f conftest.out conftest.py
if test -z "$MAILMAN_UID"
then
    { echo "configure: error: 
***** No \"mailman\" user found!
           ^^^^^^^
***** Your system must have a \"mailman\" user defined (usually
***** in your /etc/passwd file).  Please see the INSTALL file
***** file details." 1>&2; exit 1; }
fi

It's not the UID that's the problem, its that the username is expected to
be the literal string 'mailman'.  

The configure script fails, never generating the Makefile you keep telling
me to edit.

So a --with-username=NAME is in order.

-Jeremy

On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Saille Warner Norton wrote:

> Run configure. Then edit the makefile to change the mailman_uid variable. 
> Then compile. It will compile mailman under whatever UID you gave it.
> 
> Worked when I did it.
> 
> Saille
> 
> At 09:28 PM 01/14/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> 
> >Except that 'mailman' is hardcoded into lots of places, including
> >the configure[.in] script.  It doesn't get far enough to generate a
> >Makefile.
> >
> >-Jeremy
> >
> >On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Saille Warner Norton wrote:
> >
> > > Try editing your  "MAILMAN_UID"  option in your Makefile.
> > >
> > >
> > > At 04:47 PM 01/14/2000 -0600, Jeremy Shaffner wrote:
> > >
> > > >Why isn't there a configure option to install Mailman as a user other
> > > >than 'mailman'?  A --with-username=NAME would be excellent.
> > > >
> > > >I ask because 'mailman' has already in use by one of our users.  Probably
> > > >a postal worker.  :)
> > > >
> > > >-Jeremy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-====================================================================== 
> > ===-
> > > >Jeremy Shaffner           JORSM Internet, Regional Internet Services
> > > >System Administrator      7 Area Codes in Chicagoland and NW Indiana
> > > >jer at jorsm.com             100Mbps+ Connectivity, 56K-DS3, V.90, ISDN
> > > >support at jorsm.com         Quality Service, Affordable Prices
> > > >http://www.jorsm.com      Serving Gov't, Business, Individuals Since 1995
> > > >-====================================================================== 
> > ===-
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >------------------------------------------------------
> > > >Mailman-Users maillist  -  Mailman-Users at python.org
> > > >http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > Mailman-Users maillist  -  Mailman-Users at python.org
> > > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> > >
> >
> >
> >-=========================================================================-
> >Jeremy Shaffner           JORSM Internet, Regional Internet Services
> >System Administrator      7 Area Codes in Chicagoland and NW Indiana
> >jer at jorsm.com             100Mbps+ Connectivity, 56K-DS3, V.90, ISDN
> >support at jorsm.com         Quality Service, Affordable Prices
> >http://www.jorsm.com      Serving Gov't, Business, Individuals Since 1995
> >-=========================================================================-
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------
> >Mailman-Users maillist  -  Mailman-Users at python.org
> >http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> 
> 


-=========================================================================-
Jeremy Shaffner           JORSM Internet, Regional Internet Services   
System Administrator      7 Area Codes in Chicagoland and NW Indiana 
jer at jorsm.com             100Mbps+ Connectivity, 56K-DS3, V.90, ISDN  
support at jorsm.com         Quality Service, Affordable Prices
http://www.jorsm.com      Serving Gov't, Business, Individuals Since 1995
-=========================================================================-