Author: Igor Karpov Date: To: Christian Schmidt CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] Installation questions on FreeBSD
Christian Schmidt wrote: > Hello Enoch,
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> Enoch Chan, 26.01.2004 (d.m.y):
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>>This is my first post.
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> Congratulation. ;-)
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>>I just installed Exim 4.30 on my FreeBSD box using
>>the port. When I read the documentation, I found that I need to install
>>Berkeley DB and add user exim PRIOR to make install. Does make install in
>>FreeBSD automatically create the exim user for me?
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> Yes, when installing from /usr/ports/andsoon, "make install" will
> "automatically" fetch, build and install the other "dependencies".
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>>Can I add it after the installation?
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> Well, I think so, but IMO it isn't necessary: Just have a look at the
> configuration file located in /usr/local/etc/exim for a hint which
> user and group id exim will run under.
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>>Also, I read somewhere that Berkeley (an older version)
>>should come with FreeBSD. Is it true that I don't need to install the
>>latest version to get it to work with Exim?
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> As I mentioned before: When installing from the FreeBSD Ports Tree,
> you won't have to bother about installing additional "dependencies" as
> it is done automatically...
