Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 15:30:05 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: bsd <bsd@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to install popper? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980121152936.5192R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980119063920.2116A-100000@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, bsd wrote: > Hi all, > I discovered with help a thing called popper & wish to install it. > I have eneabled popper in inetd.conf. > I did a make install from ports but after code compilation it dropped out > with an error stating I needed to create a user "pop" in passwd file > said error(1) > OK So there must be an unwritten "thou shalt create user "pop" rule but > what passwd if any should I use. What should its home dir be, shell > and group ?? It should be a fake user, with a disabled password (*) and a false shell. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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