ggeorge@bu.edu (Gerry George) writes:

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>News problems:
> 
>News programs (/usr/local/lib/news...) is setup as suid.  Tin is not.  
>When I run tin as a regular user, posting fails due to permissions.  
>(why do all my problems seem related to permissions - ingres, news, 
>mail, etc?)
>root is able to post (sometimes) but no-one else can.  
>Scratch that now - noboby can post anymore - (3 days later)

you want all of /usr/local/lib/news as news.news except for setnewsids
which should be setuid root.

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>Why doesn't tin call config (/usr/local/lib/news/config) with effective 
>uid of 'news'?  Should tin be su/gid news?

mine is...

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>After fiddling with config, I made it a+r so the config problems are now 
>gone.
> 
>After much hacking around, posts are now accepted from ordinary users,  
>but they are dumped.  I still get the error:
>               relaynews: set[ug]id failed (invalid argument)
>then it dumps the article in dead.article.

set setnewsids to setuid root (see above).

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>Lots of the other utilities (news related) do not  run properly - some problem
>or the other, which may all be linked, or not.
> 
>If those are just regular problems that will be cleared up with "proper" 
>setup (and much reading) then don't bother, but if it is unusual stuff, 
>please reply (post if possible?).  Thanks.
> 

yes.  you're not set up right, therefore it's broke.
watch for the UUCP-NEWS-MAIL-FAQ which should be coming around in a couple
days in c.o.l., which discusses most of what you mentioned.


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>Thanks for any assistance.  I might also need help in configuring my UUCP 
>files for my feed.  Can someone mail me an example - if it is complicated, 
>or if it is a simple solution (i managed to work my way through TCP/IP and
>most of the news stuff), then just a simple RTFF (FAQ) will suffice.  In case
>any instructions are forthcoming, it would help to explain what the different
>options do since I wish to understand (and maybe help someone else?).  I hope
>I'm not asking too much.  

ok... RTFF :-)

no, you're not asking too much, but yes...you should read the FAQ.
Also, there are example config files in the /usr/local/lib/{news|elm|smail}
and /usr/lib/uucp dirs that should get you close.  Also read and follow the
README.linux files.

What's in the current SLS works fine if you follow the README.linux files
and the FAQ I mentioned.  The basic problem is that there's no 'news' group
or user in the current SLS, which is something I've mentioned to Peter on
a couple occasions.

Create a news user and group...make the UID/GID whatever's convenient,
then fix the owner.group like indicated above and you'll be in good shape.

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