Re: [Exim] Installing Exim 4.20 (almost there) - Permissions…

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Installing Exim 4.20 (almost there) - Permissions Issue
On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 05:50:19AM -0400, Craig wrote:
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> == admin@??? <postmaster@???> R=localuser
> T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: failed to create
> directories for /var/mail: Permission denied
>
> Mail is stored under /home/spool/mail/userID and/or there's also a symbolic
> link created by the system when I add a new user as /var/spool/mail/userID
> (remember this is an old Cobalt RaQ built on RedHat 6.2).. How can I
> change it to have Exim try and deliver under/to one of these directories..?


Straightforward. Change the destination of the respective transport.
Just take a look at the configuration file and search for "/var/mail".
             cu andreas