Re: [exim] 4.95 failed to stat log directory /var/spool/exim…

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Author: Bill Cole
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To: Axel Rau via Exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] 4.95 failed to stat log directory /var/spool/exim/log:
On 2022-05-21 at 06:38:48 UTC-0400 (Sat, 21 May 2022 12:38:48 +0200)
Axel Rau via Exim-users <Axel.Rau@???>
is rumored to have said:

> Recently my mailman 3 servers began spamming with tons of such log messages:
>
> cannot accept message: failed to stat log directory /var/spool/exim/log: Permission denied

[...]
>
> I think, the error message means msglog.


*** That's not how computers work! ***

Is says "/var/spool/exim/log" and it means "/var/spool/exim/log" because that is configured *somewhere* as a log directory.

What are the *full literal* log entries? They should include the name and PID of the process which had the problem. It's conceivable that something other than exim (e.g. mailman) is trying to work there.

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