Newsgroups: news.software.b
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: setuid relaynews in C news
Message-ID: <1990Feb2.165403.17374@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1990Feb2.024254.18816@lighthouse.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 90 16:54:03 GMT

In article <1990Feb2.024254.18816@lighthouse.com> rock@lighthouse.com writes:
>We've been getting the following error when trying to post:
>
>    relaynews: warning: renouncing setuid due to nonstandard NEWSPATH
>
>I presume this is because I've installed both inews and relaynews in
>funny places.  So, other than modifying the source or making
>everything writable to everyone, how can I get posting to work?

If you want to put things in funny places, you MUST MUST MUST do this by
telling build about it and having "subst" plug the required definitions
into various places.  Just moving things in an ad-hoc way doesn't work;
coordination is necessary, which is why "subst" exists.  In particular,
the shell "pathname subroutine" (the config file) and the C pathname
functions must agree.  You get this message because they don't agree,
which usually means you tried to make changes without using build.

Unless something odd is going on -- which is possible -- the fix is to
go back and reinstall C News, telling build where you want things to
go, without taking shortcuts.
-- 
1972: Saturn V #15 flight-ready|     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
1990: birds nesting in engines | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu