On Friday 03 September 2021 at 11:23:19, Jean-François Bachelet wrote: > Le 03/09/2021 à 09:11, Bob Proulx a écrit : > > Jean-François Bachelet wrote: > > > >> user create > >> 'useradd -u 5001 -g spamd -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/spamassassin > >> spamd' mkdir /var/lib/spamassassin > >> chown -R spamd:spamd /var/lib/spamassassin > > > > At that moment the installation was broken by these actions! > > Permissions and ownership were set so as to prevent it from working. > > ok, so what should be the right things to do here ? without explaining > what's wrong that doesn't help.
Install the package and do not create users or modify ownerships / permissions afterwards. Antony. -- "Hi, I've found a fault with the English language and I need an entomologist." "I think you mean an etymologist." "No. It's a bug, not a feature." Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me.