Wayne Topa([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > I have, finally, upgraded to exim4 and have run into a problem. > I have checked the archives, back to June of 2003, and seem to be the > only one that has this problem, so it must be my screwup. > > I am on dialup and retrieve mail using Mailfilter/Fetchmail. Yhe > mail is hung up in the exim4 spool and I am unable to get it forwarded > to my mailboxes. The errors messages are as follows. > > For mail going to me > /usr/bin/procmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R=userforward T=address_file defer > (13): Permission denied: creating lock file hitching post > /usr/bin/procmail.lock.buddy.mtntop.home.40a4cc88.00000b41 (euid=1000 > egid=1000) > > for mail going to root (which with exim 3 was forwarded to use boss > via the .forward file in root) > /usr/bin/procmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R=userforward > T=address_file defer (-29): User 0 set for address_file transport is > on the fixed_never_users list > > As exim4 replaced my old /etc/aliases file, the current one looks like > this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > postmaster: boss > root: boss > > daemon: root > bin: root > <rest are all =root> > mailer-daemon: boss > > I have tried both methods of configuration but can't seem to find any > file in /etc/exim4 that I can modify to solve this problem. > > Thank God for mutt as I can still get the mail but sure would like to > get the fetchmail part working. > > Thanks in advance for any pointers as to what I must have screwed up. > > Wayne
Updated info: Local users who use exim in .forward files _do_ receive mail. Local users who use procmail _do not_ recieve their mail. There .forward has only 1 line. "/usr/bin/procmail". ~# newaliases does not update /etc/aliases after changes are made to /etc/aliases.txt. (used to in exim 3 as I recall) I have a procmail_pipe transport and procmail router in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template. As we don't use maildir I have commented that out in exim4.conf.template. Here is the result of exin4 -bt on some users Users that do not receive mail: VT1 root-3-Buddy:/etc/exim4# exim -bt boss R: system_aliases for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: userforward for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> /usr/bin/procmail transport = address_file VT1 root-3-Buddy:/etc/exim4# exim -bt wtopa R: system_aliases for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: userforward for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> /usr/bin/procmail transport = address_file VT1 root-3-Buddy:/etc/exim4# exim -bt root R: system_aliases for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: userforward for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> | /usr/bin/procmail transport = address_pipe Users that do receive mail: VT1 root-3-Buddy:/etc/exim4# exim -bt wayne R: system_aliases for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: userforward for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> /home/wayne/mail/admin transport = address_file VT1 root-3-Buddy:/etc/exim4# exim -bt linda R: system_aliases for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: userforward for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: procmail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: maildrop for [EMAIL PROTECTED] R: local_user for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] router = local_user, transport = mail_spool Users linda & wayne use the exim .forward and neither are listed in /etc/aliases. I don't know why linda's results are different then wayne's in the -bt result but they both receiving local mail. Wayne -- DOS Tip #2: Add BUGS=OFF to your CONFIG.SYS _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
