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2.2 Create the installation directory
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Typically, Mailman is installed into a single directory, which includes both
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the Mailman source code and the run-time list and archive data. It is
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possible to split the static program files from the variable data files and
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install them in separate directories. This section will describe the
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The default is to install all of Mailman to
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<span class="file">/usr/local/mailman</span><A NAME="tex2html2"
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HREF="#foot701"><SUP>2</SUP></A>. You can change this base installation directory (referred to here
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as <var>$prefix</var>) by specifying the directory with the
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<b class="programopt">--prefix</b> <b class="program">configure</b> option. If you're upgrading from
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a previous version of Mailman, you may want to use the <b class="programopt">--prefix</b>
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<div class="warning"><b class="label">Warning:</b>
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You cannot install Mailman on a filesystem that is mounted with the
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<code>nosuid</code> option. This will break Mailman, which relies on setgid
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Mailman in a location that allows setgid programs.
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Make sure the installation directory is set to group <code>mailman</code> (or
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the setgid bit set<A NAME="tex2html3"
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HREF="#foot702"><SUP>3</SUP></A>. You probably also want to guarantee that this
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directory is readable and executable by everyone. For example, these shell
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commands will accomplish this:
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You are now ready to configure and install the Mailman software.
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<BR><HR><H4>Footnotes</H4>
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<DT><A NAME="foot701">.../usr/local/mailman</A><A
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<DD>This is the default for Mailman 2.1.
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<DT><A NAME="foot702">... set</A><A
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<DD>BSD users should see the <A href="bsd-issues.html#bsd-issues">15.2</A> section
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