From e08bba794be75419474e7e6e1c737fc7cc92f433 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryce Kwon Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 12:50:59 -1000 Subject: Say the auth filters need /var/lib/cgit --- README.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index f8b0f5c..29dabda 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ and each script's header lists the exact install commands for its own. On Lua 5.5 the auth and email filters need luaossl 20260910 or later, since earlier builds fail to load there. +The auth filters create the secret that signs their cookies on first use, as +/var/lib/cgit/auth-secret, but not its directory. Make that by hand, owned by +the account the web server runs cgit as, with mode 0700. + Urls and query parameters ------------------------- -- cgit 2.12.1