<snip>
> pid written to /var/run/exim.pid
> changed uid/gid: running as a daemon
> uid=1001 gid=1001
> auxiliary group list: <none>
<snip>
> Cannot open main log file "/var/log/exim/mainlog": Permission denied:
> euid=1001 egid=1001
> 2002-10-09 23:15:34 Cannot open main log file "/var/log/exim/mainlog":
> Permission denied: euid=1001 egid=1001
> exim: could not open panic log - aborting: original error above
<snip>
>
> I have checked all the log files and they belong to the exim user and
> group. I have added exim to the mail group. Could the issue be:
>
> grep exim /etc/group
> mail:x:12:mail,exim
> exim:x:101:
>
> do I just change the 101 to 1001?
>
> any help will be gratefully received.
>
> regards
>
> Zander
>
This may give you some hints:
grep 1001 /etc/passwd
grep 1001 /etc/group
Alternatively, (or in addition) try:
chown -r 1001:1001 /var/log/exim
Jim Roberts
Punster Productions, Inc.
