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== 4.10. How to use Mailman on a linux/grsec kernel ==

Subject: Mailman-Users Running mailman on a linux/grsecurity kernel

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  From: Marc MERLIN
  Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:10:43 -0800
  To: mailman-users@python.org
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Steps you need to take to run mailman on a linux grsecurity protected kernel

1) Install and run securelinux_fix.py -f

2) Grsecurity will not run binaries if the directory they're in is writable by a user other than root:

{{{
   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/mail# chown root.mailman .
   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/mail# chmod 755 .
   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/mail# chattr +i .
}}}

3) Apply the same fix to the CGIs

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   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/cgi-bin# chown root.mailman .
   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/cgi-bin# chmod 755 .
   panoramix:/var/local/mailman/cgi-bin# chattr +i .
}}}

Marc

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