[Mailman-Users] mailman question

Ben Burnett benwa at ocentrix.net
Thu Apr 26 20:07:42 CEST 2001


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>Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] mailman question
>Date: 04/26/2001 9:02 AM
>From: Harold Paulson <haroldp at sierraweb.com>
>To: mailman-users at python.org

>
>All those in favor of changing this error message to read
something like:
>
>	Mailman CGI error!!!
>
>	Mailman was compiled to use GID 48, but the web server is 
>running as GID
>	99.  You must run ./configure again --with-cgi-gid=99, as
described in
>	the INSTALL document that came with this distribution, and
recompile.
>
>raise your hand.  Anyway, reword it so it's unmistakable
what the problem is.
>
>	- H
>

I like the spirit of your rewording although it might be
clearer and more terse to just say:

Mailman CGI error!!! Mailman was compiled to use GID 48, but
the web server is running as GID 99.  You must run
./configure again --with-cgi-gid=99, or reconfigure your web
server.

-Ben




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