Re[2]: [Exim] deliver_drop_privilege

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Author: Robert Rotman
Date:  
To: Philip Hazel
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re[2]: [Exim] deliver_drop_privilege
Hallo Philip,

Friday, February 08, 2002, 5:25:27 PM, you wrote:

PH> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Robert Rotman wrote:


>> On a transport i set:
>> user=exim
>> group=users
>>
>> I compiled exim-3.953 with
>> EXIM_USER=exim
>> EXIM_GROUP=
>>
>> In the /etc/passwd i have:
>> exim:x:1008:100
>>
>> and got in the log:
>> unable to set gid=100 or uid=1008 (euid=1008):
>> when i set deliver_drop_privilege


PH> What is the gid of group "users"?


100

PH> Try running with -d, which should output uid/gid change information.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Local deliveries >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

--------> asdasd@??? <--------
locking /var/spool/mail/db/retry.lockfile
locked /var/spool/mail/db/retry.lockfile
opened hints database /var/spool/mail/db/retry: flags=0
dbfn_read: key=T:asdasd@???
retry record exists: age=126 (max=604800)
time to retry = -774 expired = 0
LOG: MAIN PANIC DIE
unable to set gid=100 or uid=1008 (euid=1008): local delivery to asdasd <asdasd@???> transport=bsmtp_for_etrn
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