Paul you are correct : - echo hallo world | /usr/bin/Mail -s "Test" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does give the same error - so it is not amanda that is wrong it is my system. Thanks anyway. I'll take this off list. Thanks for all your help (list members) Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Paul Bijnens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 June 2003 09:02 To: Kevin Passey Cc: Amanda (E-mail) Subject: Re: Permissions wrong - amcheck -m error - Can't create transcript fi le ./xfh54EUCZ09037: Permission denied Paul Bijnens wrote: > Kevin Passey wrote: > >> bash-2.05$ /usr/sbin/amcheck kdp -m >> bash-2.05$ Can't create transcript file ./xfh54EUCZ09037: Permission >> denied >> Can anybody tell me where my permissions are wrong or where amanda is >> trying >> to create this file. > > > That seems to be a message from sendmail (invoked by Mail, invoked > by amcheck). > > Try: > echo hallo world | /usr/bin/Mail -s "Test" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and you probably get the same error. Following up on myself. (Seems to be a habit on this list :-) Check the permissions of the /var/spool/mqueue directory. It should be owned by root, I believe. -- Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************************** * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * ***********************************************************************
