On 23 Jan 2001, Alex Pennace wrote: > On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 11:30:08AM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > I've just tried to compile the debian source file for qmail. > > It fails with a fatal error: "unable to find user alias". > > This has happened with other source files as well. > > At some point base-passwd got rid of the assignments for qmail users > that qmail depended on; coincident to that change was a new qmail-src > package that added its own users for qmail. Check that you are using > the latest qmail-src. > >
There doesn't seem to be anything on Woody. The latest I can find is the one on potato, which is the one that doesn't work. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian (Windows-free zone) Over 100 book reviews: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/bookreviews/ Skeptical essays: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/freethinker/ "The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably absurd. It is the chief occupation of mankind." - H.L. Mencken
