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Date:      Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:24:22 -0500
From:      Anclo <anclo@anclo.com>
To:        fcash@sd73.bc.ca, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: setting up system accounts with adduser
Message-ID:  <5.2.0.9.0.20021121131936.0262f0e0@imap.telissant.com>
In-Reply-To: <200211211013.34680.fcash@sd73.bc.ca>
References:  <1037901655.3ddd1f574af66@vmail.3dresearch.com> <1037901655.3ddd1f574af66@vmail.3dresearch.com>

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At 01:13 PM 11/21/2002, you wrote:
>On Thursday 21 November 2002 10:00, anclo@anclo.com wrote:
> > I'm trying to set up the system accounts Gdnscache and Gdnslog needed for
> > djbdns.
>
> > How should I set the home directory for these? Should it be /etc/dnscache?
>
> > Do system accounts need a home directory at all?
>
>/nonexistent works great in cases like these.  This is the home directory 
>that
>Apache and the like use.

Thanx!

>Question:  Why are you using the ports tree to install djbdns which does all
>this for you, plus will allow you to easily upgrade djbdns in the future?
>That's what the ports tree is there for, afterall.  :)

Well, I have installed djbdns from the ports tree, /usr/ports/net/djbdns...

Anclo



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