Re: [Exim] Auth - Exim and /etc/shadow file

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Author: Nico Erfurth
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To: Slawomir Stanczak
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Auth - Exim and /etc/shadow file
Slawomir Stanczak wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I use MTA Exim under Debian. Exim use passwords from /etc/shadow.
> For default settings:
>
> $>  ls -l /etc/shadow
> -rw-r-----    1 root     shadow       1072 Sep 14 20:45 /etc/shadow

>
> Exim don't send messages.
>
> I add 'mail' user to 'shadow' group. Exim also don't send messages.


Bad idea at all, search for the pam_exim module and install it.

ciao