> > > > I am using postfix. I continuously get this error in > > > > /var/log/mail/warnings. > > > > > > > > MailScanner[27173]: ERROR: Unable to create temporary directory. > > > > > > > > Browsing different newsgroups I am starting to believe that ClamAV is > > > > causing the problem but I can"t figure out why. I can"t see any > > > > permission problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > [root mail]# ls -al /tmp > > > > total 20 > > > > drwxrwx-wt 4 root adm 160 May 30 16:12 ./ > > > > drwxr-x--x 24 root adm 4096 May 29 13:44 ../ > > > > -rw------- 1 postfix postfix 50 May 30 16:12 ClamAVBusy.lock > > > > -rw------- 1 postfix postfix 57 May 30 16:12 KasperskyBusy.lock > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 4 May 29 12:44 mod_ldap_cache > > > > -rw------- 1 postfix postfix 64 May 30 16:12 MS.bayes.rebuild.lock > > > > > > > > > > > > [root mail]# ls -al /var/spool/MailScanner/ total 24 > > > > drwxr-xr-x 6 postfix postfix 4096 May 26 15:58 ./ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 May 26 15:52 ../ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 12 postfix postfix 4096 May 30 15:15 incoming/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 postfix postfix 4096 May 29 12:40 quarantine/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix postfix 4096 May 26 15:53 sa/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 postfix postfix 4096 May 30 16:14 spamassassin/ > > > > > > > > > > > > [root mail]# ls -al /var/spool/postfix.in/ total 88 > > > > drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 May 26 15:53 ./ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 May 26 15:52 ../ > > > > drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 Apr 26 18:12 active/ > > > > drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 19 12:46 bounce/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 Feb 22 15:52 corrupt/ > > > > drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 27 22:39 defer/ > > > > drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 27 22:39 deferred/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 19 11:02 dev/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 19 16:19 etc/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 22 15:52 extern/ > > > > drwx------ 5 postfix root 4096 May 27 16:34 flush/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 Feb 22 15:52 hold/ > > > > drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 30 16:15 incoming/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 19 08:36 lib/ > > > > drwx-wx--- 2 postfix postdrop 4096 May 19 17:04 maildrop/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 27 15:55 pid/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 May 26 14:23 postfix/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 30 15:15 private/ > > > > drwx--x--- 2 postfix postdrop 4096 May 30 15:15 public/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 26 15:53 saved/ > > > > drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 Feb 22 15:52 trace/ > > > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 19 08:36 var/ > > > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > >How about a df ? > > > > > >cheers, > > >G. > > [root]# df /tmp > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > none 759M 16K 759M 1% /tmp > > > > [root]# df /var/spool/postfix > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > /dev/hda5 53G 3.1G 48G 7% / > > > > [root]# df /var/spool/postfix.in/ > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > /dev/hda5 53G 3.1G 48G 7% / > > > > [root]# df /var/spool/MailScanner/ > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > /dev/hda5 53G 3.1G 48G 7% / > Also, check out the directory used in /etc/clamav.conf: > > TemporaryDirectory /tmp > > Here, /tmp is the temp dir used, so the user under which postfix runs > should have access to this directory. > > What are the ownership and permissions set on the /var/spool/postfix, > /var/spool/MailScanner directories? It is worthwhile to check these > directories as well. > > cheers, > Karthikeyan, S. The TemporaryDirectory in /etc/clamav.conf is /tmp [root]# ls -al /var/spool/postfix total 84 drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 May 26 15:23 ./ drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 May 26 16:52 ../ drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 25 14:06 active/ drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 May 25 14:06 bounce/ drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 25 14:06 corrupt/ drwx------ 12 postfix root 4096 Jun 21 04:20 defer/ drwx------ 12 postfix root 4096 Jun 21 04:20 deferred/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 3 16:10 dev/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 26 15:23 etc/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 25 14:06 extern/ drwx------ 4 postfix root 4096 May 27 11:08 flush/ drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 25 14:06 hold/ drwx------ 18 postfix root 4096 Jun 21 12:53 incoming/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 26 15:23 lib/ drwx-wx--- 2 postfix postdrop 4096 Jun 21 12:50 maildrop/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 27 16:01 pid/ drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 Jun 21 11:37 private/ drwx--x--- 2 postfix postdrop 4096 Jun 21 11:37 public/ drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 26 15:23 saved/ drwx------ 2 postfix root 4096 May 25 14:06 trace/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 26 15:23 var/ ls -al /var/spool/MailScanner is already listed at the top of this message. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Opencomputing-openprotect mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opencomputing-openprotect
