From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32586 invoked from network); 15 Apr 2004 16:20:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO monty-python.gnu.org) (199.232.76.173) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 15 Apr 2004 16:20:29 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BE9Wq-0002eR-OF for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:15:52 -0400 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BE9Fl-0005hb-Tb for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:58:13 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BE9ET-0005BM-55 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:57:24 -0400 Received: from [199.199.210.160] (helo=chef.nerp.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BE9ER-00059R-6z for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:56:51 -0400 Received: by chef.nerp.net (Postfix, from userid 1058) id 551411FB5A; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:56:50 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:08:00 -0000 From: Chad Walstrom To: help-gnats@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040415155650.GC12267@wookimus.net> Mail-Followup-To: help-gnats@gnu.org References: <20040415122435.GB12184@nandakot.anu.edu.au> <407E97AC.3050302@sun.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <407E97AC.3050302@sun.com> X-Operating-System: Linux chef 2.4.25-nerp X-GnuPG-Fingerprint: B4AB D627 9CBD 687E 7A31 1950 0CC7 0B18 206C 5AFD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: Restoring GNATS database X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2004-q2/txt/msg00044.txt.bz2 On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 04:09:48PM +0200, Yngve Svendsen wrote: > >>Yes, GNATS normally run as a specially created "gnats" user. > >>However, I think that root access was required to administer that > >>GNATS and Gnatsweb installation. > >> > >> > If we get a properly maintained Debian package, as looks likely now, > with Chad's efforts, that would be the way to do it. I am still pretty > sure we would need root access, though. There's nothing magical about root with respect to gnatsweb or gnats. Without Mel's patches, gnatsd runs from (x)inetd, and gnatsweb runs as the apache user (www-data on Debian). gnatsweb-site.pl can be linked into /usr/lib/cgi-bin from anywhere and given any permissions we need. Additionally, fencepost admins can give us sudo access for those components we need access to. > I think we ought to push hard to get this on fencepost, because that > is really where this belongs. If that proves hard, I should be able to > host it on one of the Debian boxes in my own basement. It is currently > hooked up to a 1600/512 ADSL connection with a fixed IP address. Likewise. I'm gearing up an older Ultrasparc 5 to be my 'Net server to be colocated in a friend's basement (with a dedicated DSL connection). Additionally, I have a friend who's hosting my current domains and wouldn't have any problem with hosting a gnats database. (I need to donate a bit for his new server anyway.) In other words, we shouldn't resort to paying some virtual hosting services just yet. Between Yngve, myself, and FSF there should be plenty of network resources to leverage. -- Chad Walstrom | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats