Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-21 Thread Matthew Vernon
On 15/03/16 18:09, Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2016-03-15 Matthew Vernon wrote: > [...] >> Specifically, it seems that > >> add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin > >> Is what is needed. Maybe the NEWS or README.Debian entry should mention >> this? > > Hello, > > What

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-19 Thread Adam D. Barratt
On Thu, 2016-03-17 at 15:38 -0400, shiz...@teksavvy.com wrote: > Package: exim4-base > Version: 4.84.2-1 > Followup-For: Bug #817244 > > Dear Maintainer, > > Some supplemental information would be appreciated. > > I've edited update-exim4.conf.conf > and added > add_environment='<;

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-19 Thread shizuma
Package: exim4-base Version: 4.84.2-1 Followup-For: Bug #817244 Dear Maintainer, Some supplemental information would be appreciated. I've edited update-exim4.conf.conf and added add_environment='<; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin' keep_environment='' one by one then both I've also edited

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-19 Thread Marcel
Interesting. Thanks Adam. Fixed the issue. Sorry for the confusion. Blame it on my bad understanding on how update-exim.conf works. I just read the folowing: "update-exim4.conf exits silently and does nothing if /etc/exim4/exim4.conf exists and -o was not used to direct the output to a

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Sven Geggus
Andreas Metzler schrieb am Dienstag, den 15. März um 19:09 Uhr: > What specific breakage were you experiencing without PATH? FWIW I am > running successfully without. (Nothing fancy, just MX for my domain with > spamassassin.) Exim seem to work, but the cronjob breaks without "keep_environment

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2016-03-15 Matthew Vernon wrote: [...] > Specifically, it seems that > add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin > Is what is needed. Maybe the NEWS or README.Debian entry should mention > this? Hello, What specific breakage were you experiencing without PATH? FWIW I am

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Matthew Vernon
On 15/03/16 13:51, Marc Haber wrote: > On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:33:40AM +, Matthew Vernon wrote: >> Specifically, it seems that >> >> add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin >> >> Is what is needed. Maybe the NEWS or README.Debian entry should mention >> this? > > Where is the point where

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Marc Haber
On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:33:40AM +, Matthew Vernon wrote: > Specifically, it seems that > > add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin > > Is what is needed. Maybe the NEWS or README.Debian entry should mention > this? Where is the point where the Debian maintainers can stop thinking about

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Matthew Vernon
On 10/03/16 18:33, Matthew Vernon wrote: > Hi, > >> The Debian configuration sets add_environment: >> >> ametzler@argenau:~$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment >> add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin >> keep_environment = >> >> Are you using Debian's configuration scheme? > > No, I have

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-15 Thread Sven Geggus
Hello, as I did not really find the solution for people using their own exim4.conf I think this should be documented here. I added the following lines to exim4.conf which add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin keep_environment = I hope this is correct. Sven

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-10 Thread Matthew Vernon
Hi, > The Debian configuration sets add_environment: > > ametzler@argenau:~$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment > add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin > keep_environment = > > Are you using Debian's configuration scheme? No, I have my own small config file. Maybe some documentation of

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-10 Thread The Wanderer
On 2016-03-10 at 11:05, Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2016-03-10 The Wanderer wrote: > >> Andreas Metzler on Wed, 9 Mar 2016 18:07:30 +0100 >> I get this same behavior. > >>> The Debian configuration sets add_environment: > >> $ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-10 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2016-03-10 The Wanderer wrote: > Andreas Metzler on Wed, 9 Mar 2016 18:07:30 +0100 > I get this same behavior. >> The Debian configuration sets add_environment: [...] > $ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment > LOG: MAIN > WARNING: purging the

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-10 Thread The Wanderer
I get this same behavior. > The Debian configuration sets add_environment: > > ametzler@argenau:~$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment > add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin > keep_environment = $ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment LOG: MAIN WARNING: purging the environment.

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-09 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2016-03-09 Matthew Vernon wrote: > Package: exim4-base > Version: 4.86.2-2 > Severity: normal > Hi, > I now (last few days) get an irritating email every day from anacron, > thus: > /etc/cron.daily/exim4-base: > LOG: MAIN > WARNING: purging the environment. > Suggested

Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

2016-03-09 Thread Matthew Vernon
Package: exim4-base Version: 4.86.2-2 Severity: normal Hi, I now (last few days) get an irritating email every day from anacron, thus: /etc/cron.daily/exim4-base: LOG: MAIN WARNING: purging the environment. Suggested action: use keep_environment and add_environment. This is pretty tiresome!