[vchkpw] setuid root vchkpw

2004-08-06 Thread Hugh Beaumont
Hello All, I've been trying to find a method to run qmail + smtpd-auth + vpopmail with support for system accounts without running any of it as root. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? I believe it is impossible to have system account support without some part of the system running as

Re: [vchkpw] setuid root vchkpw

2004-08-06 Thread Hugh Beaumont
--- Jeremy Kitchen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 06 August 2004 02:18 am, Hugh Beaumont wrote: qmail-pop3d runs as vpopmail - everything works except system account password checking ls -l /etc/shadow nuff said. -Jeremy Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the, um, help :) Obviously /etc

Re: [vchkpw] setuid root vchkpw

2004-08-06 Thread Hugh Beaumont
--- Rick Widmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe it is impossible to have system account support without some part of the system running as root. Is this correct? Yes. Do most people run qmail-pop3d + vpopmail as root? I used to do this but recently switched over to : I

Re: [vchkpw] setuid root vchkpw

2004-08-06 Thread Hugh Beaumont
--- Jeremy Kitchen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't understand why you're so concerned with having the pop3 server run as root. qmail-popup has no remote root holes (at least stock, which is what most people use, as I don't think there are any patches out there that directly affect