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+2.1 Add the group and user</a>
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+Mailman requires a unique user and group name which will own its files, and
+under which its processes will run. Mailman's basic security is based on
+group ownership permissions, so it's important to get this step
+right<a name="tex2html1"
+ href="#foot38"><sup>1</sup></a>. Typically, you will add a new user and a new
+group, both called <code>mailman</code>. The <code>mailman</code> user must be a member
+of the <code>mailman</code> group. Mailman will be installed under the
+<code>mailman</code> user and group, with the set-group-id (setgid) bit enabled.
+
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+If these names are already in use, you can choose different user and group
+names, as long as you remember these when you run <b class="program">configure</b>. If you
+choose a different unique user name, you will have to specify this with
+<b class="program">configure</b>'s <b class="programopt">--with-username</b> option, and if you choose
+a different group name, you will have to specify this with
+<b class="program">configure</b>'s <b class="programopt">--with-groupname</b> option.
+
+<p>
+On Linux systems, you can use the following commands to create these
+accounts. Check your system's manual pages for details:
+
+<p>
+<div class="verbatim"><pre>
+ % groupadd mailman
+ % useradd -c''GNU Mailman'' -s /no/shell -d /no/home -g mailman mailman
+</pre></div>
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+<br><hr><h4>Footnotes</h4>
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+<dt><a name="foot38">...
+right</a><A
+ HREF="node4.html#tex2html1"><sup>1</sup></a></dt>
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