How to use ezmlm-web with debian $Id$ Table of content 1 - install the package 2 - create user-sprecific suid binaries 3 - create a user-specific configuration 4 - enable stylesheet 5 - access control 6 - testing ################################################################# 1) install the package The debian packages for ezmlm-web are not part of the main debian distribution. Instead you have to use the debian repository at systemausfall.org. Just add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://systemausfall.org/toolforge/debian testing main contrib non-free Now you may simply execute the following commands: apt-get update apt-get install ezmlm-web 2) create user-specific suid binaries As perl-suid is considered deprecated, you have to compile a C-wrapper for every user of your debian system, who wants to manage his mailing lists with ezmlm-we. Usually you do this only for your virtual mailing list user. to create a wrapper, type the following: ezmlm-web-make-suid USERNAME DESTINATION_FILE e.g: ezmlm-web-make-suid john ~john/public_html/cgi-bin/ezmlm-web 3) create a user-specific configuration file (optional) Copy /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/examples/ezmlmwebrc.dist to ~john/.ezmlmwebrc and change its content according to your setup. 4) web server configuration Adapt /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/examples/apache.conf.dist to your needs and copy it to /etc/apache2/conf.d/ezmlm-web. (for other web servers: use a similar setup) 5) access control (optional) Configure access control for the fresh cgi binary. Maybe you can use the htaccess.sample file in /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/examples as a template. Now you should create a webusers file to define the permissions of all possible web users. An example webusers file can be found at /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/examples/webusers.sample. See /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/README for details about access control. 6) testing Now you can access the ezmlm-web interface by using your web browser. e.g. point it to http://localhost/~john/cgi-bin/ezmlm-web If the web interface does not look like you would expect it, then you may have to revise your stylesheet settings (HTML_CSS_COMMON and HTML_CSS_COLOR in ezmlmwebrc).