Am 10.01.2011 10:06, schrieb Buzai Andras:
Hi,
I want to install Postfix 2.7.2 by compiling it from sources.
In the INSTALL file I saw the following statement:
"In the instructions below, a command written as "#
command" should be executed as the superuser.
A command written as "% command" should be executed as an
unprivileged user."
My question is:
The user used to configure/compile the sources is used in anyway in
Postfix later?
No.
Is there any security risk if I configure/compile all the sources
as the superuser? (I am referring only to the build/installation
process)
For installing, take a look at the software packaging procedure of your
distro/OS. This is much cleaner than just run 'make install'.
Thank you,
Buzai
