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Re: pine


> > (zmailer's smtpserver is not setuid and complaining about not able to
> >  open its logfile)
> 
> 	The smtpserver MUST be started by root.
> 	( None of the software modules are setuid, they all require
> 	  being started by the root.. -- except the  /usr/lib/sendmail )

Well, I meant this:

~$ /usr/lib/sendmail -bs
smtp-in: cannot open logfile "/var/log/mail/smtpserver": Permission denied
smtp-in: cannot open logfile "/var/log/mail/smtpserver": Permission denied
220 garfield.sch.bme.hu ZMailer Server 2.99.38 #1 ESMTP+IDENT ready at Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:02:21 +0100


in this case it is running as the user which is correct as far as i can tell.
the only problem that it is not logged which can be a problem where security
is important.

so... what is the sollution?

my workaround is to make the smtpserver setgid and the logfiles writeable by
that group.

> 	I will make 2.99.43 latter today.

I'll try it.


Gyula
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