Re: [Exim] File permission and aliases files

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: CaLViN
CC: Exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] File permission and aliases files
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, CaLViN wrote:

> sorry to keep bumping my old messages, but I have absolutely no more
> ideas and it's driving me crazy. Perhaps now that Philip is back he
> can point me in the right direction? Or anyone else?


> >> 2003-06-12 01:19:34 H=moutvdom.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.250]
> >> F=<christian@???> temporarily rejected RCPT
> >> <test2@???>: failed to open /opt/rellits.com/mail/aliases for
> >> linear search: Permission denied (euid=8 egid=8)


So, what are the permissions on:

/
/opt
/opt/rellits.com
/opt/rellits.com/mail
/opt/rellits.com/mail/aliases

> >> When I do a "su mail" I can read/write the aliases file.


Mail is uid 8, gid 8, right?

What happens if you do an Exim test run using the -bh option?

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