I got --with-ownername and --with-ownergroup from the INSTALL file: ----------8<-----------
- Add a new user called `mailman'. Typically this is added to your /etc/passwd file. If username `mailman' is already in use, choose something else unique and see the --with-ownername flag below. - Add a new group called `mailman'. Typically this is added to your /etc/group file. The Mailman files will be installed under the `mailman' group, with the set-group-id bit. This is so both the web based and mail based programs will have the proper write permissions. If groupname `mailman' is already in use, choose something else unique and see the --with-ownergroup below. ---------8<-------- However looking again there is nothing further "below" - perhaps this is a mistake in the docs? Perhaps these should be (respectively): --with-username specify a user name other than "mailman" --with-groupname specify a group name other than "mailman" This INSTALL file *MUST* be wrong - surely?? Note taken about the HOST directive and double '--prefix'. I must have been getting desperate! I have made all necessary changes - taking into consideration the above and other suggestions you made: I still get the following error in the web error log: Permission denied: '/var/lib/mailman/logs/error' I go though changing these permissions and get the same problem (ie basically SGID is not working..), I am at the conslusion that the issue is with my fstab - I think it must have 'defaults' set not JUST 'rw' I am however in Spain at the moment and the server is in the UK - I will wait until I am closer *just in case* If you have any further suggestions please let me know. I will create a bug report about the INSTALL docs unless you have another idea.. <snip> > cross-compiler. And you only need --prefix once. And with the above > configuration, your crontask _must_ be owned by mail:mail, nor > mailman:mailman. you mean "or" not "nor" right?-----------------------------^^^^^ Cheers - Thanks so much for you help with this! (I am bald now) Scott ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users