Re: [exim] Sudden onset spool errors

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Author: Peter Bowyer
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To: Exim Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [exim] Sudden onset spool errors
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:29:11 +0000, Phil Jordan
<exim-user@???> wrote:
> Yes Marc you're absolutely right that is what had happened.
>
> A quick chmod and all returned to normal.
>
> Hmmm.... file system errors. Not good.


Some flavours of Linux have a cron job which wakes up every so often
and silently messes with suid bits, generally to the detriment of
running software. Maybe you feel foul of one of these? I believe they
can be persuaded that th exim binary is something which can be trusted
with a suid bit, but I've no idea how.

Peter