Re: [exim] simple smtp auth via /etc/passwd..

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: Wayne Tucker
CC: exim-users, Brian
Subject: Re: [exim] simple smtp auth via /etc/passwd..
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Wayne Tucker wrote:
>
> The problem is that Exim can't read the master.passwd file. The
> quick-and-dirty (but not completely filthy) fix is to add the exim user
> to the group that owns the master.passwd file (and restart exim). Off
> the top of my head, I don't remember what that group would be on BSD.
> Hopefully it's not wheel...


You also have to change the permissions on /etc/master.password to permit
group read access. You should probably change the group from wheel to a
new group for this purpose.

Tony.
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