2007/10/3, Quey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > aledr wrote: > > As I said: **I do not have root access** (the build service doesn't > > allow to build a package as root) what means that I can't add users or > > groups to the system too... > > > > I modified the "configure" and "Makefile" to do not exit if the user / > > group test fails and included "vpopmail.dir", "vpopmail.uid" and > > "vpopmail.gid" to the source. It worked, but in the next releases I'll > > need to do again.. > > > > > > > How do you intend to start vpopmail? > port 110 is a privileged port, therefor it needs to have some root > relation to actually start :) > ...and if you just want to build it there to move adn run it on asystme > you do have root on, then why not do it all there in teh first place.
According to your questions, I'll start in a higher point: How do I intend to install the RPM??? I will install It on my systems where I'm root. But I'm using a build service to build the package (build.opensuse.org) where I do not have root access to build the package. :D > > > I appreciate Your help. > > Regards. > > > > 2007/10/3, Rick Widmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Christopher Chan wrote: > >> > >>> Rick Widmer wrote: > >>> > >>>> Christopher Chan wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Rick Widmer wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Christopher Chan wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Rick Widmer wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Christopher Chan wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Have you created the vpopmail user and vchkpw group? If not > >>>>>>>>>>> you must. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Yes, I will create they when installing the package in my > >>>>>>>>>> destination > >>>>>>>>>> host. This is the why I need to get these values into the > >>>>>>>>>> package when > >>>>>>>>>> building. The build host isn't my dest host. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> That is a tough nut to crack. IIRC, vpopmail default uid/gid > >>>>>>>>> conflicts with postfix on Redhat distros. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> What is the problem? Just create the group and user with > >>>>>>>> different values. It doesn't matter what the number is, it just > >>>>>>>> has to exist when your run ./configure. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Oh, the vpopmail uid and gid is not hardcoded into the binaries? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> The uid and gid are hard coded into the bianaries by ./configure. > >>>>>> > >>>>> I cannot then use them on another host where they are different then. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> No. > >>>> > >>> Well, that was the whole point of OP's post and why I said it was a > >>> tough nut to crack. The OP wants to build a package that will be used on > >>> other hosts... > >>> > >>> > >> Then use the same numbers for the uid and gid values for all qmail and > >> vpopmail users on all systems. > >> -- > >> > > [ ]'s > > Aledr - Alexandre > > "OpenSource Solutions for SmallBusiness Problems" > > > > > -- [ ]'s Aledr - Alexandre "OpenSource Solutions for SmallBusiness Problems"
