Author: Frank S. Bernhardt Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] unable to set gid=50 or uid=201 (euid=500): local delivery
Thanks for the reply Tony.
Tony Finch wrote: > On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Frank S. Bernhardt wrote:
>
>
>> 2006-03-31 18:51:07 1FPTOV-0001gr-5g unable to set gid=50 or uid=201
>> (euid=500):
>> local delivery to bcsi1 <bcsi1@???> transport=local_delivery
>>
>
> You didn't install Exim with setuid root.
>
> Tony
> I was starting to write a long response when all of a sudden the light
when on; the setuid was set BUT THE OWNER WAS EXIM NOT ROOT!!! (as it
was with 4.42)
Gee, how come it works now?
Am I ever red faced.
Note to self:
Never bother the list late at night when not all of the synapses are firing.