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Author: Marc Haber
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim4: Permissions for mail spool, mail queue, configuration files, account and group names
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:26:43 +0000, Tony Finch <dot@???> wrote:
>Marc Haber <mh+exim-users@???> wrote:
>>(c) Create a group "postmaster" (or should it be called mailadmin?) on
>>    package installation.
>>(d) Either declare admin_groups=postmaster or allow postmaster members
>>    to sudo to exim (which approach is preferable?)

>
>Why not just use the exim group for this purpose?


Because misbehaving processes running with the user's privileges could
act as an exim admin user if the simple group approach is used.

But, as I said, I might be over the top.

Greetings
Marc

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