On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:30:06 +0200 "Matthias F. Brandstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ---------- quoting Matthias F. Brandstetter ---------- > > =================================================================== > > postfix/smtpd[26662]: warning: SASL authentication failure: > > cannot connect to saslauthd server: Permission denied > > =================================================================== > > OK, problem solved :) > > I had the wrong permissions for /var/lib/sasl2. root was (and is) the > owner of this dir, and it was only readable by root himself, no > others. After changing the permissions a+rx to this dir, everything > works now. > > Question: Is this normal? What is the "official" way to solve this > issue? Is it ok, if this directory is readable by everyone? > I recently set up two email servers following the guide (on my desktop to test everything, then on a production server). I don't remember ever changing permissions on /var/lib/sasl2, but on both systems they are set up with world read/execute permissions. -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
