also sprach Benjamin Seidenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.01.30.2355 +0100]:
> The init script should fail with an error message, visibile to the user
> if the user lacks sufficent priveleges to start spampd (non-root).

Is this sensible wish honoured by other packages in init.d?

$ /etc/init.d/postfix start
Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent: postfixrm: cannot remove
`etc/localtime': Permission denied
chmod: changing permissions of `etc/localtime': Operation not permitted

I am all for it, but before you start mass-filing wishlists, maybe
bring this up on the -devel list?

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