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diff --git a/README.LINUX b/README.LINUX index 8ec6a7c93..a7feabbed 100644 --- a/README.LINUX +++ b/README.LINUX @@ -5,33 +5,14 @@ Copyright (C) 1998 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. LINUX ISSUES Linux seems to be the most popular platform on which to run Mailman, -which really shouldn't be a big surprise. We have found that there -are a number of issues that come up when running Mailman on various -versions of Linux. +which really shouldn't be a big surprise. Here are some hints on +getting Mailman to run on Linux: -1. When I send mail to a Mailman list, messages silently disappear. - - Some versions of SuSE Linux have a pecular problem/bug/feature - where effective group ids are not preserved across popen() calls. - Unfortunately, Mailman uses several popen() calls during the - delivery of messages, so if your Linux exhibits this behavior, your - mail will silently disappear. - - With Mailman 1.0b8+, we have a workaround that should fix this for - affected Linux systems, if your system has the setregid() call. If - you don't have this function, and you see messages disappearing, - you can try the following unsupported workaround: chmod - $prefix/mailman/data to the uid that mail programs run as. You can - find this uid by investigating your MTA documentation or - configuration. This workaround is unsupported in that it is not - known whether anything else will break because of this change. - -2. When do I get an Operation not permitted error in aside_new()? - - If you are running secure_linux, you probably have restricted - hardlinks turned on. Gergely Madarasz says that this not only - restricts hardlinks in /tmp, but also in any non +t directory. - You must turn restricted hardlinks off. +If you are running secure_linux, you probably have restricted +hardlinks turned on. Gergely Madarasz says that this not only +restricts hardlinks in /tmp, but also in any non +t directory. This +can cause "Operation not permitted" errors in aside_new() -- you will +see a traceback. You must turn restricted hardlinks off. |