Document new build knob, SENDMAIL_SET_USER_ID, which installs sendmail as a

set-user-ID root binary instead of the new method (set-group-ID smmsp).
This commit is contained in:
Gregory Neil Shapiro 2002-02-17 22:10:06 +00:00
parent 910976f7b0
commit 474c81fdd8
2 changed files with 20 additions and 1 deletions

View File

@ -284,3 +284,11 @@
#SENDMAIL_LDFLAGS=
#SENDMAIL_LDADD=
#SENDMAIL_DPADD=
#
# Setting SENDMAIL_SET_USER_ID will install the sendmail binary as a
# set-user-ID root binary instead of a set-group-ID smmsp binary and will
# prevent the installation of /etc/mail/submit.cf.
# This is a deprecated mode of operation. See etc/mail/README for more
# information.
#
#SENDMAIL_SET_USER_ID=

View File

@ -547,7 +547,18 @@ command when building
.Xr sendmail 8 .
.It Va SENDMAIL_DPADD
.Pq Vt str
This variable is undocumented.
Extra dependencies to add when building
.Xr sendmail 8 .
.It Va SENDMAIL_SET_USER_ID
.Pq Vt bool
If set, install
.Xr sendmail 8
as a set-user-ID root binary instead of a set-group-ID binary
and do not install
.Pa /etc/mail/submit.{cf,mc} .
Use of this flag is not recommended and the alternative advice in
.Pa /etc/mail/README
should be followed instead of at all possible.
.It Va WANT_FORCE_OPTIMIZATION_DOWNGRADE
.Pq Vt int
Causes the system compiler to be built such that it forces high optimization