Re: [Exim] Exim 4.10 is not recognizing local UNIX mail boxe…

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Author: Nico Erfurth
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To: jgolden
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim 4.10 is not recognizing local UNIX mail boxes
jgolden@??? wrote:
> Hello,
> I currently have Exim 4.10 installed on a Sun Ultra Enterprise -2, with
> Solaris 8 as my OS.
> My configure file passes all tests with no errors. This box is a secondary
> MTA for the domain,
> and also main mail source for the UNIX users here with local mail boxes in
> /var/mail/{user name}.
> The problem I encounter is that mail does not get delivered to local mail
> boxes, it is deferred, due to the following
> error report;
>
> 32:49 182VN3-0003gt-00 == {user name}@??? R=unix_users
> T=local_delivery defer (-6): mailbox /var/mail/{user name} has wrong uid
> (231 != 1069)
>
> Now my mail user I set up for Exim upon building the configuration is exim.
> user id for exim is 1069
> group is mail and group id is 6.
>
> Need some help on this issue in resolving this group and user id.


Set in your transport or router

uid=$local_part


ciao