Problem on building virtual users

Hi folks,

CentOS 4.4 amd64 - server

I follow following howto building "Virtual Users"
Virtual Users With Postfix, PostfixAdmin, Courier, Mailscanner, ClamAV On CentOS
http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual_users_postfix_courier_mailscanner_clamav_centos

I started "screen" recording all typing/keystrokes and output on the Terminal.

"sudo" sometimes requested for password. root password did not work. Another time it worked without requesting password. I can't understand WHY.

If root password did not satisfy the request I have to run "su" or "su -" to proceed. After executing commands ran "exit" to exit.

$ sudo cat /etc/sudoers | tail

Code:

# Same thing without a password
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

# Samples
# %users  ALL=/sbin/mount /cdrom,/sbin/umount /cdrom
# %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now

satimis ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
vmail  ALL=(ALL)  ALL

$ cat /etc/group | grep satimis

Code:

wheel:x:10:root,satimis
satimis:x:500:

On runing; (page 1)

Code:

sudo rpmbuild -ta courier-authlib-0.58.tar.bz2 

root password did not work. I have to run;

Code:

$ su -
Password
# rpmbuild -ta courier-authlib-0.58.tar.bz2 

After compiling;
cd $HOME/rpm/RPMS/x86_64
can't find the directory.

On reading "screenlog.0" it was found;

Code:

......
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/courier-authlib-0.58-1-root
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/courier-authlib-0.58-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-devel-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-userdb-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-ldap-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-mysql-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-pgsql-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-pipe-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/courier-authlib-debuginfo-0.58-1.x86_64.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.3436
+ umask 022
...

The rpm packagaes were created on "/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64" NOT on "$HOME/rpm/RPMS/x86_64".

Pls advise how to fix the problems.

Create "/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64" and copy all rpm packages created to this directory?

TIA


B.R.
satimis

 

Hi till,

CentOS 4.4 amd64 -server

Noted with tks,

Some commands need "su -" to run, e.g. ifconfig. I don't know its reason. I never know which of them until tested.


B.R.
satimis

 

Hi folks,

I completed the tests on page-1 of;

http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual_users_postfix_courier_mailscanner_clamav_centos

Follows are what I discovered;

1)
vi /etc/sudoers, add the line to sudoers file as follow;
vmail ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

otherwise it would request for password.


2)
The command;
cd $HOME/downloads rpmbuild -ta courier-imap-4.1.1.tar.bz2

should be as;
cd $HOME/downloads && rpmbuild -ta courier-imap-4.1.1.tar.bz2

otherwise it won't compile the package.


3)
The command;
sudo rpm --install courier-imap-4.1.1-1.4.x86_64.rpm

should be as;
sudo rpm --install courier-imap-4.1.1-1.x86_64.rpm


B.R.
satimis