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diff --git a/admin/www/mailman-install/node9.html b/admin/www/mailman-install/node9.html index ffadfeb3..498f47fc 100644 --- a/admin/www/mailman-install/node9.html +++ b/admin/www/mailman-install/node9.html @@ -81,6 +81,30 @@ to fix the problems (probably the easiest solution): </UL> <P> +<div class="warning"><b class="label">Warning:</b> + +If you're running Mailman on a shared multiuser system, and you have mailing +lists with private archives, you may want to hide the private archive +directory from other users on your system. In that case, you should drop the +other execute permission (o-x) from the <span class="file">archives/private</span> directory. +However, the web server process must be able to follow the symbolic link in +public directory, otherwise your public Pipermail archives will not work. To +set this up, become root and run the following commands: + +<P> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> +# cd <prefix>/archives +# chown <web-server-user> private +# chmod o-x private +</pre></div> + +<P> +You need to know what user your web server runs as. It may be <code>www</code>, +<code>apache</code>, <code>httpd</code> or <code>nobody</code>, depending on your server's +configuration. +</div> + +<P> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div class='online-navigation'> @@ -114,7 +138,7 @@ to fix the problems (probably the easiest solution): </div> </div> <hr /> -<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on April 16, 2005.</span> +<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on May 12, 2005.</span> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> |