I think I've cracked it: I added the group "dspam" as a secondary group to user "apache".
Now I can see the interface complete with the expected analysis and history forms. Your (c) gave me the hint. Thanks. On 15/04/2013 6:50 PM, Tom Hendrikx wrote: > Hi, > > The webui executes dspam, dspam_admin etc on the commandline, typically > as the user running the httpd. This means that you need to setup you > environment in a way that allows to execute these commands, typically > done by one of: > > a) adding sudo in the mix > b) running the webui under a different user within the httpd, using f.i. > suexec in apache > c) allowing the regular httpd user to execute all dspam command, f.i. > using 'Trust' directive in dspam.conf > > None of these setups is really easy, and they all have security > concerns, which is why the webui is cumbersome to set up. > > The easiest way I found is running a separate httpd process (using > lighttpd in my case) that runs as dspam/dspam and only serves the webui, > and no other content. > > The "permission denied" error you are seeing is most likely cause bythe > fact that the httpd user does not have enough rights to run the > 'dspam_admin' binary, or something like that... > erry Messenger PIN: 28388018 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Dspam-user mailing list Dspam-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspam-user
