Re: [exim] Permission denied:

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Author: Odhiambo G. Washington
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To: muz
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Permission denied:
* Menekhem M. Zviman <zviman@???> [20050126 06:44]: wrote:
> Hi,
> I installed Exim 4.34. I'm running MEPIS (debian). All the mail I
> recieve, internal or external is being defered. This is a sample from
> the msglog:
>
> 2005-01-25 06:26:59 1CtOqU-0000bJ-Ko <= root@??? U=root P=local
> S=766
> 2005-01-25 06:27:00 1CtOqU-0000bJ-Ko == muz@muz-linux <root@???>
> R=local_user T=mail_spool defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock
> file hitching post /var/mail/muz.lock.Muz-linux.41f62d04.00000957
> (euid=1004 egid=8)
>
> What is the Permission I have set incorrectly?


chmod 1777 /var/mail



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