Re: Best Directory For Synchronet on Linux
  By: KK4QBN to DesotoFireflite on Tue Aug 29 2017 11:55 am

 De>> I know there has been some discussion, but which is the best place
 De>> to install Synchronet on Linux for ease of use, permissions, etc.
 De>> Would I be better off to place it in my home directory, or my root
 De>> directory. The synchronet wiki said both are ok, but which is better
 De>> in the long run. 

 KK> I created the user 'sbbs' installed it in that users home dir, then
 KK> created symlinks /sbbs from the root filetree then put sbbs in sudoers
 KK> file, make sure everything belongs to user sbbs (you may can play with
 KK> different groups here) but mine is just sbbs:sbbs. then I do sudo when
 KK> starting sbbs so all services can bind.

OK, thanks Tim

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