On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Randy Bush wrote:
> when exim runs a .procmailrc
>
> procmail_pipe:
> driver = pipe
> path = "PROCMAILDIR:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"
> command = "/bin/procmail -d ${local_part}"
> headers_remove = "reply-to"
> return_path_add
> check_string = "From "
> escape_string = ">From "
> user = "${local_part}"
> group = mail
>
> it seems to be doing so as the user exim, not as the owner of the local_part
> in such a way that some progs notice. i.e. i am logging
>
> Apr 24 04:05:50 rip op: user exim FAILED to execute 'dns.az.mv /var/dns/primary/az.8 /var/dns/primary/az.9'
> Apr 24 04:05:50 rip op: user exim FAILED to execute 'dns.az.mv /var/dns/primary/az.7 /var/dns/primary/az.8'
>
> where op(1) is a system run-this-command-as-root-but-only-for-certain-users
> program.
Try running the delivery with -d9 set. It should tell you what uid/gid
it is setting when it runs the pipe. I expect it to be the local part -
otherwise I'd have been receiving many complaints!
> ps: excitement!
>
> ph10@???:
> SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<ph10@???>:
> host taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk [131.111.8.48]:
> 550 rejected:
> administrative prohibition
Our postmaster seems to have put randy@??? on the black list. I will
endeavour to find out why! (And get you removed asap.)
--
Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
