#!/bin/sh # # Since FreeBSD does not supply a user for running an MTA in a sandbox # by default, use user 'exim', adding it if it does not exist. Even # if FreeBSD supplied an MTA user, it's neglected to do so for so long # that every sandboxed MTA under the sun uses its own user, so user # 'exim' should probably be used forever. # # Modern FreeBSD systems already have a group mail. # # $FreeBSD$ # PKG_PREFIX=${PKG_PREFIX:=/usr/local} user=exim group=mail if [ "$2" = "PRE-INSTALL" ]; then if /usr/bin/id ${user} 2>/dev/null; then echo "You already have a user '${user}', so Exim will use it." else echo "You need a user '${user}'..." /usr/sbin/pw useradd ${user} -c "Mail Transfer Agent" \ -g ${group} -d /nonexistent -s /sbin/nologin || exit 1 echo "Added user '${user}', Exim will use it." fi fi # This is naughty, since the directory we create won't be removed along # with Exim. However, logfiles should probably stick around after Exim # is removed, until the administrator is sure he doesn't want them # any more. # mkdir -p /var/log/exim chown ${user}:${group} /var/log/exim