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diff --git a/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html b/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html index f9e164ba..d52bfcc4 100644 --- a/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html +++ b/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html @@ -5,26 +5,26 @@ <link rel="first" href="mailman-install.html" title='GNU Mailman - Installation Manual' /> <link rel='last' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> <link rel='help' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> -<link rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html" /> -<link rel="prev" href="customizing.html" /> +<link rel="next" href="node45.html" /> +<link rel="prev" href="node43.html" /> <link rel="parent" href="front.html" /> -<link rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html" /> +<link rel="next" href="node45.html" /> <meta name='aesop' content='information' /> -<title>12 Create your first mailing list</title> +<title>12 Create the site password</title> </head> <body> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div id='top-navigation-panel' xml:id='top-navigation-panel'> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Customize Mailman" - href="customizing.html"><img src='previous.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Check the hostname" + href="node43.html"><img src='previous.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="Front Matter" href="front.html"><img src='up.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="13 Troubleshooting" - href="troubleshooting.html"><img src='next.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="13 Create your first" + href="node45.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - Installation Manual</td> <td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' @@ -36,80 +36,54 @@ </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="customizing.html">11 Customize Mailman</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node43.html">11 Check the hostname</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="front.html">Front Matter</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html">13 Troubleshooting</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node45.html">13 Create your first</A> </div> <hr /></div> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION0011200000000000000000"> -12 Create your first mailing list</A> +12 Create the site password</A> </H1> <P> -For more detailed information about using Mailman, including creating and -configuring mailing lists, see the Mailman List Adminstration Manual. These -instructions provide a quick guide to creating your first mailing list via the -web interface: +There are two site-wide passwords that you can create from the command line, +using the <b class="program">bin/mmsitepass</b> script. The first is the ``site password'' +which can be used anywhere a password is required in the system. The site +password will get you into the administration page for any list, and it can be +used to log in as any user. Think <code>root</code> for a Unix system, so pick this +password wisely! <P> - -<UL> -<LI>Start by visiting the url <code>http://my.dom.ain/mailman/create</code>. - -<P> -</LI> -<LI>Fill out the form as described in the on-screen instructions, and in the - ``List creator's password'' field, type the password you entered in - section <A href="customizing.html#customizing">11</A>. Type your own email address for the - ``Initial list owner address'', and select ``Yes'' to notify the list - administrator. - -<P> -</LI> -<LI>Click on the ``Create List'' button. - -<P> -</LI> -<LI>Check your email for a message from Mailman informing you that your new - mailing list was created. - -<P> -</LI> -<LI>Now visit the list's administration page, either by following the link - on the confirmation web page or clicking on the link from the email - Mailman just sent you. Typically the url will be something like - <code>http://my.dom.ain/mailman/admin/mylist</code>. +The second password is a site-wide ``list creator'' password. You can use +this to delegate the ability to create new mailing lists without providing all +the privileges of the site password. Of course, the owner of the site +password can also create new mailing lists, but the list creator password is +limited to just that special role. <P> -</LI> -<LI>Type in the list's password and click on ``Let me in...'' +To set the site password, use this command: <P> -</LI> -<LI>Click on ``Membership Management'' and then on ``Mass Subscription''. +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass <your-site-password> +</pre></div> <P> -</LI> -<LI>Enter your email address in the big text field, and click on ``Submit - Your Changes''. +To set the list creator password, use this command: <P> -</LI> -<LI>Now go to your email and send a message to <code>mylist@my.dom.ain</code>. - Within a minute or two you should see your message reflected back to you - via Mailman. -</LI> -</UL> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass -c <list-creator-password> +</pre></div> <P> -Congratulations! You've just set up and tested your first Mailman mailing -list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the -<A href="troubleshooting.html#troubleshooting">13</A> section. +It is okay not to set a list creator password, but you probably do want a site +password. <P> @@ -118,14 +92,14 @@ list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the <p></p><hr /> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Customize Mailman" - href="customizing.html"><img src='previous.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Check the hostname" + href="node43.html"><img src='previous.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="Front Matter" href="front.html"><img src='up.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="13 Troubleshooting" - href="troubleshooting.html"><img src='next.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="13 Create your first" + href="node45.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - Installation Manual</td> <td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' @@ -137,15 +111,15 @@ list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="customizing.html">11 Customize Mailman</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node43.html">11 Check the hostname</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="front.html">Front Matter</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html">13 Troubleshooting</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node45.html">13 Create your first</A> </div> </div> <hr /> -<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 13, 2004.</span> +<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 22, 2004.</span> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> |