i dont know if it reached or not. I am resending my email. > logically speaking , it should not make a differnence, neverthless, i tried > it and here is what i got > > > Apr 2 08:07:28 mail postfix/qmgr[7860]: 441F3415B0: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=849, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Apr 2 08:07:28 mail postfix/virtual[7875]: warning: refusing to mkdir > /var/spool/mail/arvind: parent directory is writable by everyone > Apr 2 08:07:28 mail postfix/virtual[7875]: 441F3415B0: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=virtual, delay=1, status=deferred (maildir > delivery failed: create > /var/spool/mail/arvind/Maildir/tmp/1017715048.7875_0.mail.mydomain.com: > Operation not permitted) > > then i changed the permission of the directory /var/spool/mail ( owned by > postfix . postdrop) to 700 > > and i again got this error msg > > Apr 2 08:18:15 mail postfix/qmgr[7860]: 7A1B5415B1: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=847, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Apr 2 08:18:15 mail postfix/virtual[7966]: 7A1B5415B1: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=virtual, delay=1, status=deferred (maildir > delivery failed: create > /var/spool/mail/arvind/Maildir/tmp/1017715695.7966_0.mail.mydomain.com: > Permission denied) > > permissions like 1700 yield same result, while 1777 yields the former result > as mentioned above. > > this is the listing of my /var/spool directory > > [root@mail spool]# ls -l > total 44 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 26 13:34 anacron > drwx------ 3 daemon daemon 4096 Feb 26 18:26 at > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 18:52 clientmqueue > drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 25 2001 cron > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 25 2001 fax > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 1 2000 lpd > drwx------ 3 postfix postdrop 4096 Apr 1 10:54 mail > drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Mar 18 22:41 mailqueue > drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Mar 29 11:40 postfix > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 25 2001 rwho > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 8 2001 up2date > > a chmod 1700 gives me > drwx-----T 3 postfix postdrop 4096 Apr 1 10:54 mail > with same result ( permission denied, to create directory). > > Arvind > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:50 PM > Subject: [LIH] Re: problem with postfix and mysql config > > > > +++ Arvind [linux-india] <01/04/02 15:34 +0530>: > > > virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail/email > > > i keep getting the error > > > > Why /email/? > > > > Try virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail/ > > > > -srs > > > > -- > > Suresh Ramasubramanian <----> mallet <at> efn dot org > > EMail Sturmbannfuhrer, Lower Middle Class Unix Sysadmin > > [Linux One Stanza Tip] From : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > LOST #135 -**< Sub : man2txt >**- > > To convert man pages to text format (which may be necessary if > > printouts are necessary, or you want to clip a large section): > > $man [progname] | col -b > progname.man.txt > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-india-help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
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