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- Determine the username for the requester. We typically use first initial/last name.
- Come up with a random password. Something like apg (available in most Linux distros, or in Homebrew for Mac) can help.
- Put the "username:password" pair in the secrets file.
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sudo
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vi
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/usr/local/spamassassin/automc/rsync/secrets
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add
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- a
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- line
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- to
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- the
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- end
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- like
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username:3X498Qfgd4ioT2jE
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- Subscribe the user to the RuleQA mailing list - a remote administrator needs to send an email by with '=' instead of '@') after the command word -
`<ruleqa-subscribe-john=host.domain@spamassassin.apache.org>`. A remote administrator can then confirm the subscription.
NOTE: If you are not a remote administrator, you can email the mailing list owners to perform the task by sending an email to ruleqa-owner@spamassassin.apache.org. - Mail the user a message with the username and password in it.
Sample Message
Thank you for your interest in helping the Apache SpamAssassin Project with our RuleQA via the Nightly Mass Check.
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