cabot README
Joost van Baal
joostvb-savannah@mdcc.cx
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 07:38:07 -0400
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/cabot
Module name: cabot
Branch:
Changes by: Joost van Baal <joostvb-savannah@mdcc.cx> 03/07/27 07:38:07
Modified files:
. : README
Log message:
notes on running ca-dosign under normal uid added
CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/cabot/cabot/README.diff?tr1=1.8&tr2=1.9&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: cabot/README
diff -u cabot/README:1.8 cabot/README:1.9
--- cabot/README:1.8 Sat Jul 26 16:21:57 2003
+++ cabot/README Sun Jul 27 07:38:07 2003
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: README,v 1.8 2003/07/26 20:21:57 joostvb Exp $
+# $Id: README,v 1.9 2003/07/27 11:38:07 joostvb Exp $
See INSTALL for generic installation instructions.
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
installed, you can do this by running
# adduser --system --home /usr/local/var/lib/cabot \
- --shell /bin/false --disabled-password --disabled-login \
- --gecos "CA Bot" cabot
+ --shell /bin/false --group john --disabled-password \
+ --disabled-login --gecos "CA Bot" cabot
+
+ where 'john' is your primary group.
(Use
@@ -21,7 +23,13 @@
- Now, as the cabot user, create a file ~/.cabotrc: copy
/usr/local/share/doc/cabot/examples/cabotrc and adjust it to your needs. See
ca-config(5) for details about the file. You might want to use "cat" for the
- sendmail pipe, when testing your setup.
+ sendmail pipe, when testing your setup. Furthermore, under your own
+ useraccount, having access to your private key, do
+
+ you@yourhost ~$ ln -s ~cabot/.cabotrc
+
+ so that, when running ca-dosign(1) under your own userid, you have a sane
+ ~/.cabotrc.
---> FIXME: add more cabot specific installation notes here:
set up .procmailrc , .forward or similar stuff, ... <---