Hi,
2.1 Set up your system 1. Add the group and User *groupadd mailman :-* groupadd: group mailman exists *useradd -c''GNU Mailman'' -s /no/shell -d /no/home -g mailman mailman :- * no error but shows details about the command Useradd 2. Create the istallation Directory 2.2 Create the Installatio Directory 1. You cannot install Mailman on a filesystem that is mounted with the nosuid option not gettting the meaning of set to group 2. cd $prefix 3. chgrp mailman . 4. chmod a+rx,g+ws . -- Sucessfully run 3 Build and install mailman 3.1 Run Configure *cd mailman-<version>* *./configure* Shows errors 1) checking permissions on /usr/local/mailman... configure: error: 2) ***** Installation directory /usr/local/mailman is not configured properly! 3) ***** Directory must be owned by group mailman: /usr/local/mailman *sudo make install* 4 Check Your Installlatio 4.1 1. *bin/check_perms -f * bash: bin/check_perms: @PYTHON@: bad interpreter: No such file or directory 2. *cd mailman/archives * No such directory 3. *chown Apache 2 private* chown: `Apache': invalid user 4. *chmod o-x private* chmod: cannot access `private': No such file or directory 5 Set up your web server ScriptAlias /mailman/ $prefix/cgi-bin/ OR Exec /mailman/* $prefix/cgi-bin/* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 20, 2007 2:12 AM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] : Problem Running mailman To: QA Engg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mailman-Users@python.org QA Engg wrote: >>> And trying to run mailman but show the problem with > /usr/local/mailman directory i.s Permission problem Have you tried running Mailman's bin/check_perms <http://www.list.org/mailman-install/node9.html>. >>> when I tired to cd /usr/local/mailman directory it is showing error that >Directory does not exist Did you specify some other 'prefix' option to configure? -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp