Alan -- ...and then Stanier, Alan M said... % % I am trying to run SpamAssassin with MailScanner and Exim, which must be a % common scenario
Probably so. % % When I start it up, I get the error message % mkdir /root/.spamassassin: Permission denied at % /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/Mail/SpamAssassin.pm line 614 Interesting. % % This is presumably because MailScanner is set to run as mail.mail Well, yes, but why does mail need to write in /root? I take it that mail's home directory is /root, then? % % Making /root writeable by mail.mail allows SpamAssassin to run, but has % unacceptable % security problems. % % Can anyone suggest a fix, please? You could always allow it to create .spamassassin and then lock down /root again, or even make it and change the perms appropriately and never unlock /root in the first place. HTH & HAND :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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