Re: [exim] Couldn't chown message log

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Author: W B Hacker
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To: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] Couldn't chown message log
Stephen Gran wrote:
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 02:41:47AM +0800, W B Hacker said:
>> Peter Bowyer wrote:
>>> On 12/05/2009, Laurent Le Moine <laurent.le.moine17@???> wrote:
>>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    982424 août 13  2008 /usr/sbin/exim
>>> The exim binary needs the suid bit set.

>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>> '... when used on Linux'
>
> 'when you want deliveries to run as a user other than the user the
> listener runs as'
>
> It's nothing to do with Linux vs. BSD. Please keep editor/OS/etc wars
> in the pub where they belong.



Have you looked at the OP's problem?

Are you aware that Jason's 'C1' config doesn't even make a 'user' choice in the
delivery phase? Hard-coded nor lookup.

... or that files in /var/log do NOT ordinarily change ownership?

Did you miss that the OP's file ownerships were at variance with those Jason's
C1 config and a 'common' Exim conf expect? EG: 'exim:exim'

Suggest *less* time in that pub.

Bill