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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 428952621..251433f55 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac | |||
@@ -1187,26 +1187,21 @@ fi | |||
1187 | 1187 | ||
1188 | 1188 | ||
1189 | AC_MSG_NOTICE([******************************************** | 1189 | AC_MSG_NOTICE([******************************************** |
1190 | You can compile GNUnet with | 1190 | Please make sure that you have created a user and group 'gnunet' |
1191 | and additionally a group 'gnunetdns'. Then, you can compile GNUnet | ||
1192 | with | ||
1191 | make | 1193 | make |
1192 | now. After that, run (if necessary as 'root') | 1194 | After that, run (if necessary as 'root') |
1193 | make install | 1195 | make install |
1194 | to install everything. You may want to create a new user account | 1196 | to install everything. |
1195 | to run the GNUnet service: | 1197 | Then, in order to start your peer, run as the 'gnunet' user |
1196 | adduser gnunet | 1198 | mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/ |
1197 | You also need to create an configuration file that should | 1199 | touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf |
1198 | specify the path where GNUnet should store data. For example, | ||
1199 | you could store in "/etc/gnunet.conf" the following lines: | ||
1200 | |||
1201 | [[PATHS]] | ||
1202 | SERVICEHOME = /var/lib/gnunet | ||
1203 | DEFAULTCONFIG = /etc/gnunet.conf | ||
1204 | |||
1205 | Now, in order to start your peer, run as the 'gnunet' user | ||
1206 | gnunet-arm -s | 1200 | gnunet-arm -s |
1207 | 1201 | ||
1208 | Each GNUnet user should also create an (at least initially) empty | 1202 | Each GNUnet user should also be added to the 'gnunet' group (may |
1209 | configuration file: | 1203 | require fresh login to come into effect) and create an (at least |
1204 | initially) empty configuration file: | ||
1210 | mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/ | 1205 | mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/ |
1211 | touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf | 1206 | touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf |
1212 | 1207 | ||