On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Josip Rodin wrote: [Note to self: always re-read what you wrote originally.]
Sorry, I've confused the issue by mis-restating it. My problem is with sending mail *to* root, not *from* root.
What exactly happens in your case? What is the exact error message?
This is the case that I was hoping should work: $ sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/maildrop $ ls -l /usr/bin/maildrop -rwsr-sr-x 1 root mail 162132 2006-10-08 23:11 /usr/bin/maildrop $ echo foo | maildrop -V2 -d root ERR: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: No such file or directory maildrop: You are not a trusted user. This case doesn't work, but there's no problem: $ sudo chmod u-s /usr/bin/maildrop $ ls -l /usr/bin/maildrop -rwxr-sr-x 1 root mail 162132 2006-10-08 23:11 /usr/bin/maildrop $ echo foo | maildrop -V2 -d root ERR: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: No such file or directory maildrop: Cannot set my user or group id. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
