Re: [exim] unable to set gid=518 or uid=518 (euid=8)...

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Author: Tony Finch
Date:  
To: Ian FREISLICH
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] unable to set gid=518 or uid=518 (euid=8)...
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Ian FREISLICH wrote:

> Philip Hazel wrote:
>
> > . this time, however, the caller of exim is NOT root (it is the "exim"
> > uid) so the process gives up root privilege, and runs as "exim"
>
> Is this not a documentation bug then?


Yes. The code is correct, because you don't want an attacker who has
compromised the Exim user to be able to choose the configuration file.

Tony.
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