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First change to the installation +(i.e. <var>$prefix</var>) directory, then run the <b class="program">bin/check_perms</b> +program. Don't try to run bin/check_perms from the source directory; it will +only run from the installation directory. + +<p> +If this reports no problems, then it's very likely <wink> that your +installation is set up correctly. If it reports problems, then you can either +fix them manually, re-run the installation, or use <b class="program">bin/check_perms</b> +to fix the problems (probably the easiest solution): + +<p> + +<ul> +<li>You need to become the user that did the installation, and that owns all + the files in <var>$prefix</var>, or root. + +<p> +</li> +<li>Run <b class="program">bin/check_perms -f</b> + +<p> +</li> +<li>Repeat previous step until no more errors are reported! +</li> +</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. 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