block #375072 #374705 # hope this is the right order thanks On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 05:18:28AM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > I intalled etch from the beta2 install cd and configured exim4 to do > local delivery only. After the installation mail delivery to a local > user account failed because the file permission were not set correctly. > This is how it looked on my system after the installation: > > pluto:/etc/exim4# ls -la /var/mail/ > insgesamt 8 > drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 2006-06-23 05:05 . > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 2006-06-23 02:36 .. > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:03 Debian-exim > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:09 gdm > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:06 hal > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:04 identd > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:05 messagebus > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:12 michael > ---------- 1 root mail 0 2006-06-01 20:04 statd
This is #374705, and a bug in the shadow package. > As a measure of safety though you could check in the exim postinst > script, if the permissions in /var/mail are set correctly and if not > correct them or at least give a warning. I consider this beyond exim4's scope. We could be required to check /etc/passwd syntax as well next time. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
