Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
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>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20011021101831.B45417>