On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Alex Sharaz wrote:
> The problem that I have is that I'm having to run the exim daemon as root
> whereas I'd rather run it as the user that services the IMAP4 message store.
Can't you just define EXIM_UID in the build-time configuration? Or have
I missed something?
> The machine I'm running the s/w on uses our NIS database so although users
> aren't allowed to log onto it, any NIS queries do get resolved. As a result of
> this, if I set up exim to deliver as the IMAP4 user it always tries to cd into
> my home directory even though I'm trying to pipe the mail message to an IMAP4
> deliver program
Lost you there. If it's running as the IMAP4 user, why does it go to
*your* home directory?
> my local delivery transport looks like
>
> local_delivery:
> driver = pipe;
> command = "/usr/local/simserver/sbin/cyrus-deliver ${lc:${local_part}}",
> delivery_date_add,
> return_output,
> prefix="",
> pipe_as_creator
If you want to specify the directory it should cd to before running the
pipe, just specify "directory" on that transport.
> Is there any way I can tell exim NOT to look at NIS prior to delivery but to
> for a persons home directory etc?
Sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand that question. Can you explain a
bit more, please?
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