I just set mine to nobody. Be advised that linuxconf really thinks it should be set uid root, so advise caution when using this utility. I think I read somewhere that webmin also thinks it should set uid root too, but I cannot confirm this. Regards, Ran Hooper I get paid while I'm on the Internet, Do you? http://www.how2surf4cash.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of praedor Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 5:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] mail as set-uid root process problem If I send mail as a user, I always get this message: send-mail: warning: sendmail is set-uid root, or is run from a set-uid root process First off, I do not have sendmail installed, it is postfix, but nevertheless I would like to eliminate this problem/message. How do I do this? Who should own/run the mail program if not root ? By this I mean if I am to remove root uid, to whom to I change it? Daemon? praedor
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