Yes, correctly, so works. But earlier the first process was launched from root, and others from a mail.
[root@root mail]# ps -Af | grep dbmail-pop root 17586 1 0 Jan26 ? 00:00:02 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 18173 17586 0 Jan26 ? 00:03:01 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 29122 18173 0 11:57 ? 00:00:02 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 29645 18173 0 Jan27 ? 00:00:17 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 29684 18173 0 Jan27 ? 00:00:15 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 29686 18173 0 Jan27 ? 00:00:14 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 29689 18173 0 Jan27 ? 00:00:13 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d mail 31294 18173 0 14:55 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dbmail-pop3d root 32368 18563 0 16:17 pts/1 00:00:00 grep dbmail-pop Paul J Stevens wrote: > > On 01/31/2012 11:01 AM, Maxim Z. wrote: > > Privileges are dropped as soon as possibe: right after binding the socket. > > The pid file and log-files need to be writable by the effective user. > That is why for debian I use a /var/run/dbmail/ and /var/log/dbmail/ > directory respectively which are owned by the effective user. > > > logfile = /var/log/dbmail/dbmail.log > errorlog = /var/log/dbmail/dbmail.err > pid_directory = /var/run/dbmail > > So the startup script you deploy needs to make sure at least the pid > directory exists, and is writable by the effective user. > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > Paul J Stevens pjstevns @ gmail, twitter, skype, linkedin > > * Premium Hosting Services and Web Application Consultancy * > > www.nfg.nl/[email protected]/+31.85.877.99.97 > ________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > DBmail mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/dbmail-daemons-not-run-from-under-root-tp33234665p33235686.html Sent from the dbmail users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ DBmail mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail
