M. van der Kolk wrote:

>I've downloaded the source, compiled it with the following line:
>
>./configure --prefix=/usr/local/courier --with-db=db --with-mailuser=courier
> --with-mailgroup=daemon &&
>make
>
>Everything compiles OK.
>But the make install script after that fails with the following error(-s):
>
>test -w /etc || exit 0; chown bin /usr/local/courier/var/webmail-logincache
>chown: `bin': invalid user
>make[3]: *** [cache-reminder] Error 1
>make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/majornono/courier-0.37.2.20020131/webmail'
>make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2
>make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/majornono/courier-0.37.2.20020131/webmail'
>make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/majornono/courier-0.37.2.20020131/webmail'
>make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>
>What's wrong, can anybody help me?
>
>Thanxs,
>
>Major Nono
>
>
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You don't have a user 'bin'.  Most distro's make this user....

bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:  (from passwd)
daemon:x:2:root,bin,daemon,mysql (from group)
bin:*:11467:0:99999:7:::  (from shadow)

Add this user, and you should be able to do the make install.


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