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Author: P Kirk
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Subject: [Exim] Exim can't write to /var and doesn't log relay refusals.
Hi all,

Just reinstalled after a HD failed and this error pops up in the
exim_mainlog:

Short of a chmod 777 what can I do?


2001-08-29 23:00:55 15c8dC-0001pa-00 Process failed (69) when writing error
mess
age to root@??? (frozen)
2001-08-29 23:00:55 15cE5a-00007K-00 == patrick@???
<patrick@enter
prise-hr.com> T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock
file
hitching post /var/mail/patrick.lock.enterprise.kirks.net.3b8d7427.000001f4
(eu
id=1000 egid=12)
2001-08-29 23:00:55 End queue run: pid=496
2001-08-29 23:00:58 Start queue run: pid=501 -qf
2001-08-29 23:00:58 15cE5a-00007K-00 == patrick@???
<patrick@enter
prise-hr.com> T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock
file
hitching post /var/mail/patrick.lock.enterprise.kirks.net.3b8d742a.000001f7
(eu
id=1000 egid=12)

If it helps, the UID is me but the GID is of the mail group.

Also, exim isn't relaying from the LAN but I can't fomd the rejections in
any log file.

All help appreciated.


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Patrick Kirk
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