Re: [exim] -C Permission denied

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Author: Ephraim Silverberg
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To: Exim Mailing List
Subject: Re: [exim] -C Permission denied
Hello.

Thanks very much for the prompt reply.

>> cs# grep ALT_CONFIG config.h
>> /* ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX not set */
>> /* ALT_CONFIG_ROOT_ONLY not set */
>
> Oh, so you've already found out about that. Are you sure that the Exim
> you are running is the one that was compiled with that configuration?


Yes, I compiled the new version to make sure that the config.h and
the binary were consistent after I first encountered the problem
with our running version.

> > 11:15:01 49818 changed uid/gid: privilege not needed
> > 11:15:01 49818 uid=42 gid=42 pid=49818
>
> Presumably 42 is your exim uid?


Correct.

> Have you set exim_user in the runtime configuration by any chance?


No:

    cs# grep exim_user /cs/share/exim/configure-server*
    cs#


Thanks again,
Ephraim
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