RE: {bb} bbconfig errors

["Jeff Stout" <jeff@streamingmediahosting.com>]

Thanks everyone, I guess when I see " user ID" I 
Think of the UID field in /etc/passwd 

I have everything compiled, time to config 

Jeff 
SMH 

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From: owner-bb@bb4.com [mailto:owner-bb@bb4.com] On Behalf Of Ryan
Novosielski
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:06 PM
To: bb@bb4.com
Subject: Re: {bb} bbconfig errors

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You're going to kick yourself. :)

The [bb] is the default. You want the USER ID, not the UID. Doesn't matter
what it is, but it is field 1 of the password file, not field 3.

Jeff Stout wrote:

> I am trying to set up BB on RedHat ES 4_r_3 when I run ./bbconfig I 
> get an error that no user "Your BB user doesn't exist - Please create 
> it now!"
>
> Welcome to the Big Brother installation procedure. Please confirm your 
> OS: [redhatES]: ---> We'll configure for redhatES...
>
> Big Brother needs it's own user id. If your BB user doesn't exist, 
> you'll have to create it then re-run bbconfig.
>
> What will be the user ID for BB [bb]: 505
>
> *** Your BB user doesn't exist - Please create it now! *** and re-run 
> bbconfig - EXITING
>
> I have created the user bb and another user BB just to make sure
>
> bb:x:505:505:Big Brother:/home/bb:/bin/bash 
> BB:x:506:506::/home/BB:/bin/bash Is do I have to specify a different 
> home directory, UID and or GID ?
>
> Any help with this is greatly appreciated.
>
> Jeff SMH
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