From d0b561b742d4b448786059b4a34f7f7606038212 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Grothoff Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:09:52 +0000 Subject: -update configure info --- configure.ac | 27 +++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'configure.ac') diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 428952621..251433f55 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -1187,26 +1187,21 @@ fi AC_MSG_NOTICE([******************************************** -You can compile GNUnet with +Please make sure that you have created a user and group 'gnunet' +and additionally a group 'gnunetdns'. Then, you can compile GNUnet +with make -now. After that, run (if necessary as 'root') +After that, run (if necessary as 'root') make install -to install everything. You may want to create a new user account -to run the GNUnet service: - adduser gnunet -You also need to create an configuration file that should -specify the path where GNUnet should store data. For example, -you could store in "/etc/gnunet.conf" the following lines: - -[[PATHS]] -SERVICEHOME = /var/lib/gnunet -DEFAULTCONFIG = /etc/gnunet.conf - -Now, in order to start your peer, run as the 'gnunet' user +to install everything. +Then, in order to start your peer, run as the 'gnunet' user + mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/ + touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf gnunet-arm -s -Each GNUnet user should also create an (at least initially) empty -configuration file: +Each GNUnet user should also be added to the 'gnunet' group (may +require fresh login to come into effect) and create an (at least +initially) empty configuration file: mkdir $HOME/.gnunet/ touch $HOME/.gnunet/gnunet.conf -- cgit v1.2.3