Re: [Exim] Authenticated smtp

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Author: Nathan Ollerenshaw
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To: Anand Buddhdev
CC: Exim-Users (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Exim] Authenticated smtp
On Jul 27, 2004, at 7:45 PM, Anand Buddhdev wrote:

> If Exim is not running as root, then, when using PAM, it is not able to
> read /etc/shadow, and so it cannot authenticate users. One work-around
> is to run exim as root, but that's a very bad idea. I prefer not to use
> PAM at all. There are other solutions to get SMTP authentication to
> work.


I just tested it under FC2 as a normal user.

No problems using PAM here :)

Nathan.

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