Author: Marc Perkel Date: To: Jeremy Harris CC: exim-users @ exim. org Subject: Re: [exim] File Access Error - Stumped
Jeremy Harris wrote: > Marc Perkel wrote:
>> Trying to figure out what's causung this error:
>>
>> 2006-04-02 19:16:14 1FQEc2-0008MU-AJ == marc@???
>> R=virtual_userforward defer (-1): bad mode (0100777) for
>> /etc/exim/control/domains/perkel.com/users/marc/filter.txt: 022
>> bit(s) unexpected
>
> Having your filter file be world-writable means that someone
> else could modify it. Exim is, reasonably sensibly, objecting
> to the security hole.
>
> - Jeremy
> OK - how do I turn that off? I'm using file system ACLs instead of Unix
primative security so it might appear to Exim to be more open than it
really is.