Hi, I use Ubuntu 10.04 and the package repository does not contain the latest Postfix release. Also I prefer installing packages from source. This way I think I can always learn something new.
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM, John Adams <mailingli...@belfin.ch> wrote: > 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 > >
