[ gpsdrive ] update-mapnik-from-planet.sh

Joerg Ostertag (gpsdrive Munich/Germany) gpsdrive at ostertag.name
Sun Oct 14 02:02:51 AKDT 2007


On Samstag 13 Oktober 2007, Hamish wrote:
> > Joerg Ostertag wrote:
> > > This is a problem. But you shouldn't use your username as the download
> > > and install user. This username is the download and install user.
> > > (normally osm)
> > > The osm-user normally only should have the planet files in his home
> > > directory and nothing else.
>
> haylocki:
> > I realised maybe I shouldn't use my username, when I saw the script
> > defaults to the name "osm"
> > Maybe the --user-name option  should be removed, then people like me
> > won't make stoopid miskakes :-)
>
> perhaps add something like
>
> if [ "$user_name" = "$USER" ] ; then
>    echo "Don't use your own login account for this." 1>&2
>    exit 1
> fi

I added a comment to the help. Do you think that is enough or do you think we 
need this check too?

-
Joerg


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