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--- linux:telegram [2015/07/01 23:44] – [Step 7: create the system user telegramd] rlunaro
+++ linux:telegram [2022/12/02 22:02] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Step 4: a basic test =====
-Make a simple confirmation that the program is working. The program is called ''telegram-cli'' and it's under the ''bin'' directory. Go there, and execute:
+Make a simple confirmation that the program is working. You can skip this test because we will have to create another user --telegramd-- to run the service and we will have to do it again.
+The program is called ''telegram-cli'' and it's under the ''bin'' directory. Go there, and execute:
 <code>
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 <code>
-rluna@gamora:~/tg-1.0.5.1/bin$ ./telegram-cli ../tg-server.pub -k ../tg-server.pub
+$:~/tg-1.0.5.1/bin$ ./telegram-cli ../tg-server.pub -k ../tg-server.pub
 Telegram-cli version 1.0.5, Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Vitaly Valtman
 Telegram-cli comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show_license'.
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 ===== Step 5: install the client =====
-I've opted for manually install the client. I've copied the ''telegram-cli'' program under ''/usr/local/bin/telegram'' and the public key of the server under /etc, with very restricted permissions for reading.
+I've opted for manually install the client. I've copied the ''telegram-cli'' program under ''/usr/local/share/telegram'' and the public key of the server under /etc, with very restricted permissions for reading.
 <code>
-# mkdir /usr/local/bin/share/telegram
+# mkdir /usr/local/share/telegram
 # cp telegram-cli /usr/local/share/telegram
 </code>
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 </code>
-And finnally, copy the configuration information. The configuration information is in your home directory under the folder ''.telegram-cli'':
+===== Step 6: create the system user telegramd =====
+In order to run the telegram-daemon as root, you will need to create the user telegramd. I've opted
+to create this user as a system user:
 <code>
-# mv /home/YOUR-USER/.telegram-cli/* /etc/telegram
+# useradd -M --user-group --system --shell=/bin/false telegramd
 </code>
-===== Step 6: create a daemon and install it =====
+Impersonate this user and run the telegram-cli program again, to create a proper configuration file:
+<code>
+telegramd@:~$ /usr/local/share/telegram/telegram-cli -k /etc/telegram/tg-server.pub
+Telegram-cli version 1.0.5, Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Vitaly Valtman
+Telegram-cli comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show_license'.
+This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
+under certain conditions; type `show_license' for details.
+Telephone number (with '+' sign):
+</code>
+===== Step 7: create a daemon and install it =====
 Telegram-cli has a bug that provokes that, unless ''contact_list'' is the first command issued, no message can be sent through the program. Moreover, there is no way to create a program that just sends a message and ends: the program waits forever even if you run through a pipe. __A more simple version to make automatic notifications from a machine would be desirable.__
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 ### END INIT INFO
-TELEGRAM_BIN="/usr/local/bin/telegram-cli"
+TELEGRAM_BIN="/usr/local/share/telegram/telegram-cli"
 TELEGRAM_PORT=1234
-TELEGRAM_ARGS="-d -P $TELEGRAM_PORT"
+TELEGRAM_ARGS="-p /home/telegramd/.telegram-cli -k /etc/telegram/tg-server.pub -d -P $TELEGRAM_PORT"
 PID_FILE=/var/run/telegram.pidfile
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 </code>
-===== Step 7: create the system user telegramd =====
-In order to run the telegram-daemon as root, you will need to create the user telegramd. I've opted
-to create this user as a system user:
-<code>
-# useradd -M --user-group --system --shell=/bin/false telegramd
-</code>
-**And give permissions into /etc/telegram:**
-<code>
-chown telegramd:telegramd /etc/telegram/*
-</code>
 ===== Step 8: install the telegram-msg program =====