Re: Apache package q
On Sun, 17 May 1998, Johnie Ingram wrote:
>
> "George" == George Bonser <grep@shorelink.com> writes:
>
> George> base-passwd. The trouble is that base-passwd overwrites
> George> /etc/passwd ... or at least it used to the last time I screwed
> George> up and selected it.
>
> It no longer does this.
Ahh! What a relief! But on the other hand, I notice a bug listed in the
"show-stopper" list for 2.0 that says base passwd screws up your system. I
think I will pass on it until that bug is cleared.
>
> It does this to ensure the www-data user and group are created
> correctly. But if your existing Apache installation works, you can
> force the new package to install without side-effects.
Since I already have Apache installed on this system, am I to assume that
the user and group are properly installed?
It shows as uid 33, gid 33 with /var/www as the home dir.
George Bonser
Microsoft! Which end of the stick do you want today?
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