From e8d5f37a9e575abac77784c77c2cd08b491daa17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "sashakoshka@tebibyte.media" Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 20:22:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add setup instructions to README --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5ae8eda..311173a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ A simple bulletin board for your server. Users of the system can post and read messages using the "bulb" command. You can also set up multiple boards. +## Setup + +The reccomended way to use this program is to have the executable owned by the +user `bulb`, with the setuid bit enabled. Then, create a list of boards located +at `/var/bulb/` which are also owned by `bulb`. This will allow all users to use +the program to post on boards without allowing them to directly edit their +contents, thereby preventing them from mischeviously re-writing chat history. + ## Usage To list available boards: