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<h3>System setup</h3>
<p><em>You will need to be <b>root</b> to perform the steps in this
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<p>Before installing the Mailman software, you need to prepare your
system by adding certain users and groups.
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<li>Add a new user called <tt>mailman</tt>. Typically this is added to
your <tt>/etc/passwd</tt> file. If username <tt>mailman</tt>'is
already in use, choose something else unique and see the
<tt>--with-ownername</tt> flag below.
<p><li>Add a new group called <tt>mailman</tt>. Typically this is added to
your <tt>/etc/group</tt> file. The Mailman files will be
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group-ownership permissions, so it is important to get this step
right. If groupname <tt>mailman</tt> is already in use, choose
something else unique and see the <tt>--with-ownergroup</tt> below.
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<p>The default installation directory for Mailman 2.1 is
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<tt>--prefix</tt> option to configure (see below). If you're
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location that allows setgid programs.
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also want to guarantee that this directory is readable and
executable by everyone. For example, these shell commands will
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