How to use ezmlm-web with debian
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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 - enable stylesheet
6 - access control
7 - testing
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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 libemail-ezmlm-perl
2) install required additional software
clearsilver perl bindings:
* download clearsilver (http://clearsilver.net) v0.10.2 or higher
* compile and install it with perl enabled
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) enable the stylesheet
Copy the stylesheet file (/usr/share/ezmlm-web/css/default.css)
to a location of your choice. It has to be accessible by an URL - maybe
a place like "/var/www/ezmlm-web.css" could be appropriate.
Now you may have to change the "HTML_CSS_FILE" setting in your
ezmlmwebrc file. This value is a URL - not the local filename.
6) 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.
7) 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 looks not as colorful as you expected, then you
may have to revisit your stylesheet setting (HTML_CSS_FILE in ezmlmwebrc).
