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Author: Philip Hazel
Date:  
To: Mark Shacklette
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] filter error: log command not permitted when filter not running as user
On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Mark Shacklette wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I'm getting the following error:
>
> error in filter file: log command not permitted when filter not running as user
>
> whenever I have the following lines in my .forward file:
>
> logfile $home/eximfilter.log
> if $message_headers contains "mshack"
> then
>         log "logging test message"
> endif

>
> Can someone give me some clue as to what I'm doing wrong here?


What is the configuration for the forwardfile director that is running
this filter file? It would appear that for some reason it isn't running
it under the user's uid. What OS is involved?

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