How to use ezmlm-web with debian

Table of content
1 - install the package
2 - install required additional software
3 - create user-sprecific suid binaries
4 - create a user-specific configuration
5 - access control
6 - testing

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1) install the package
you surely did this already :)


2) install required additional software
Take a look at /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/README - section III (Requirements).
If you are able to run /usr/lib/ezmlm-web/ezmlm-web.pl without problems, then
you are ready for the next step.


3) 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


4) create a user-specific configuration file (optional)
Copy /usr/share/doc/ezmlm-web/examples/ezmlmwebrc to ~john/.ezmlmwebrc
and change its content according to your 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