Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:18:31 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: Dirk Meyer <dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Apache port change from nobody:nogroup to www:www planned Message-ID: <20011021101831.B45417@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <20011021191611.A32190@nagual.pp.ru>; from ache@nagual.pp.ru on Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 07:16:11PM %2B0400 References: <4QAWHA6EXO@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <20011017155854.A43168@nagual.pp.ru> <4QAWHA6EXO@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <20011019021808.A1594@over-yonder.net> <FqMWzg6EXO@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <20011021191611.A32190@nagual.pp.ru>
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On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 07:16:11PM +0400 I heard the voice of Andrey A. Chernov, and lo! it spake thus: > > I don't think it is nice. It makes changes to all dependend > ports more difficult than simple nobody->www nogroup->www. > People who really want another name, can add one > /etc/passwd line with the same uid. Doesn't matter if you're testing for the existence of the username, then trying to add it, then making the port use it. *I* know what username I want the port to use better than it does. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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