How do I add a directory to the manpath

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mroussin51

Dir Sir or Madam;

How do I add the directory /var/qmail/man to the manpath? I have been looking hard in the wrong places for the answer to this!

Thanks again,

mroussin51
 
Hello,

see manpath(1). It should help if you add a file (e.g. called qmail.conf) under /usr/local/etc/man.d/ with the content
Code: 
MANPATH /var/qmail/man

HTH glocke
 
How did you install mail/qmail? There shouldn't be a need to edit the manpath. It certainly shouldn't install them in /var/qmail/.
 
Sorry, I made a mess of the qmail install

Glocke,

Thanks for the reply. I tried it and no go.

regards,

mike

SirDice,

I installed it with a stick of dynamite. I first installed it from ports and tried to configure the scripts and decided it better to install from source code in which I downloaded. Then I thought it be best that I backup data and make a clean install. I am taking this time to write SOP's and I will be focused on finding/installing the best MTA for me. I am thoroughly ignorant to the subject matter. I found that qmail has some good tutorials on the web and it appears on the surface to be more secure.

Now that the smoke has cleared I thinks both install methods are fine and I feel like I am aware of my mistakes.

Thanks again for many posts and useful information!

regards,

Mike
 
There are lots of files in /usr/ports/mail/qmail/files. The port takes advantage of those, and also makes it easy to uninstall or upgrade. Installing from raw source... does not.
 
I have wasted your time

Gentlemen,

I have determined that implementing qmail exceeds my current skill set.

My apology,

Mike Roussin
 
Have you considered the more mundane MTAs like Postfix or Sendmail? They lack the weirdness factor of qmail.
 
Wow. I realize I'm jumping on an old horse, but....

First, it's probably a bug that the qmail port doesn't alter the manpath, but it doesn't. Secondly, when the OP had a problem with the manpath, everyone ignored why it didn't work (9 on 1 he had something setting manpath in his shell start file).

Finally, as a devoted qmail user and installer, let me just ask if your solution to anything you don't understand is 'don't do that'?
 
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