Re: [Exim] problems with exim

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Author: Jeremy C. Reed
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To: Ryan Plume
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] problems with exim
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Ryan Plume wrote:

> 2002-11-04 15:59:57 10sTpH-00064C-00 Cannot open main log file
> "/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog": Permission denied: euid=8 egid=12 exim:
> could not open panic log - aborting: original error above


> Any idea what's wrong?


Look at this message again.

Make sure that UID 8 or GID 12 has the permissions needed for
/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog.

> I am also confused as to why it's using a uid of 8.. My "mail" account


Either built that way or configured that way.

You may want to make you have a UID 8 in your passwd database (and a GID
12 in your groups database).

  Jeremy C. Reed
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