Re: [Exim] permissions on .forward file

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Author: Dan Rue
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To: Nico Erfurth
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] permissions on .forward file
Well, looking at the mainlog i see the lines:

>2002-11-21 14:08:01 Start queue run: pid=30219
>2002-11-21 14:08:01 180B59-0000B7-00 Message is frozen
>2002-11-21 14:08:01 18ExLP-0007oj-00 == dan@??? D=userforward
>defer (-11) : bad owner for /home/dan/.forward
>2002-11-21 14:08:01 End queue run: pid=30219


And that happens when i have a user "dan" with a .forward file that is
set to root:root. So if the message is frozen - how do I thaw it :) ?

Dan

On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 09:01:20PM +0100, Nico Erfurth wrote:
> Dan Rue wrote:
> >I have an interesting scenario that I need help with -
> >
> >I set up a few email accounts and I immediatly created a .forward file
> >in the home directories. Only problem is they were root:root - I forgot
> >to chown them.
> >
> >When that user with a root:root .forward file receives an email, it
> >seems to disappear. It does not bounce back, and it is not in /var/mail
> >
> >I had this happen to some potentially important messages - so where are
> >they?
> >
> >FYI: exim 3.35 on a debian woody box
>
> Check your logfiles, you can use the exigrep-utility to search for
> relevant entries.
>