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Create Required Accounts and Directories, For Solaris users

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Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail 5 In the sendmail directory, type the following to build Sendmail 8.12 with the new settings: # sh Build -c 6 To verify external filter support, type the following: # /usr/lib/sendmail -bt -d0 < /dev/null The system displays text similar to the following. Be sure to check the text for references to MILTER. Version 8.12.11 Compiled with: DNSMAP LOG MAP_REGEX MATCHGECOS MILTER MIME7TO8 MIME8TO7 NAMED_BIND NDBM NETINET NETINET6 NETUNIX NIS NISPLUS PIPELINING SCANF XDEBUG Create Required Accounts and Directories Brightmail Scanner runs as user mailwall in the bmi group. Do not change these settings. 1 Before you install Brightmail Scanner, create the bmi group and the mailwall user in the bmi group. The following steps describe one way to do this. You can use different tools to perform this task. For Solaris users: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -g \ bmi mailwall For Linux users: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd -r bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -r \ -g bmi mailwall NOTE: The -r flag (Red Hat Enterprise Linux only) places the specified user or group into a specific range of account IDs used for system accounts. 2 Next, create a mail alias for the mailwall account so that all mail sent to mailwall is read by an administrator. 18 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™

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Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail
18
Symantec
Brightmail AntiSpam™
Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail
5
In the
sendmail
directory, type the following to build Sendmail 8.12 with the new
settings:
6
To verify external filter support, type the following:
The system displays text similar to the following. Be sure to check the text for references
to
MILTER
.
Create Required Accounts and Directories
Brightmail Scanner runs as user
mailwall
in the
bmi
group. Do not change these settings.
1
Before you install Brightmail Scanner, create the
bmi
group and the
mailwall
user in
the
bmi
group. The following steps describe one way to do this. You can use different
tools to perform this task.
For Solaris users:
For Linux users:
NOTE:
The
-r
flag (Red Hat Enterprise Linux only) places the specified user or group
into a specific range of account IDs used for system accounts.
2
Next, create a mail alias for the
mailwall
account so that all mail sent to
mailwall
is
read by an administrator.
#
sh Build -c
#
/usr/lib/sendmail -bt -d0 < /dev/null
Version 8.12.11
Compiled with: DNSMAP LOG MAP_REGEX MATCHGECOS MILTER MIME7TO8 MIME8TO7
NAMED_BIND NDBM NETINET NETINET6 NETUNIX NIS NISPLUS
PIPELINING SCANF XDEBUG
$
su
Password:
your_root_password
#
groupadd bmi
#
useradd -c "
dummy user for Brightmail
" -d
/opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner
-m -g \
bmi mailwall
$
su
Password:
your_root_password
#
groupadd -r bmi
#
useradd -c "
dummy user for Brightmail
" -d
/opt/symantec
/sbas/Scanner
-m -r \
-g bmi mailwall