On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, David Aue wrote:
> I'm an exim/Linux newbie so please bear with me and be kind. I am running
> Debian Linux and trying to get eximon working. I can't seem to run any
> X-windows programs as root so I added my own account to the mail group and
> am running eximon from that. The log shows up but the list of messages in
> the queue is empty even though I have 3 frozen messages.
You need to be an "admin user" in the Exim sense. The easiest way to do
this is to add yourself to the exim group, assuming you have defined a
group for Exim to use.
> Question 1: Should I be able to run X programs as root?
Pass.
> Question 2: What permissions do I need to set to run eximon from my own
> account?
None.
> Question 3: Why can't I see the queued messages?
Because you aren't an admin user.
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