Re: flexfax: Fax != uucp

[Carsten Hoeger <choeger@suse.de>]

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Jonathan Chen wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Leslie Mikesell wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone looked at the implications (or difficulty) of just changing
> > the name 'fax' as used internally by HylaFax to 'uucp' so this
> > wouldn't be an issue?  If you don't use uucp, it might be confusing
> > to see the name as the owner of files and processes, but if you
> > do, one or the other ends up being wrong any way you look at it.
> 
> This is such a good idea! It will definitely solve the confusion
> involved with installation, and the stubborness of some O/S's to allow
> entries with the same uids.
> 
> A quick squizz thru' the source code reveals that it shouldn't really
> be a problem (I'll try this in practise for a week on our system); in
> fact "config.h" has the line:
> 
> 	#define  FAX_USER        "uucp"  /* account name of the ``fax user'' */
> 
> What do the others think?

I did not change the defined FAX_USER variable, but I changed the
setup-scripts faxsetup and faxaddmodem and I gave fax another uid than
uucp and it works...

mfG,
	Carsten Hoeger
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