Testsuite: add hint about usernames

[exim.git] / test / README

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index 653cf951f31489b19ca24189a10a85ed65d8126a..00bac50245162c6384f08bf96cd9dd4bcf6b5c44 100644 (file)
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     and "xyz" and single letters that are used in the tests. The test suite
     expects the login to have a gecos name; I think it will now run if the
     gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
+    The login must not contain a dash or an equal sign. (Otherwise some tests
+    about local_from_{suffix,prefix} will fail.)
 
 (4) The directory into which you unpack the test suite must be accessible by
     the Exim user, so that code running as exim can access the files therein.
@@ -116,6 +118,9 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
 
 (9) Exim must be built with TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST support, so that the test
     configs can be placed into it.  A suitable file location is .../exim/test/trusted_configs
+    with content .../exim/test/test-config [fill out the ... to make full
+    paths].  This file should be owner/group matching CONFIGURE_OWNER/GROUP,
+    or root/root.  The config files in .../exim/test/confs/ should be owner/group the same.
     DISABLE_D_OPTION must not be used. If ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX is used, it
     must contain the directory of the test-suite.  WHITELIST_D_MACROS should contain: