From: "Rainer Sokoll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 11:59:50AM -0000, bubba wrote:
> > > Are you sure that the user calling procmail is the same user you are
if
> > you
> > > run spamc from the command line?
> >
> > When I run spamc from the command line, I've done so as root. I take it
I
> > need to change the permission of spamc?
>
> If the user wants to run spamc, obviously spamc must be excecutable for
> the user.
> Here, spamc has 555 (-r-xr-xr-x), owned by root.
> I am pretty sure that these are the default permissions set by "make
> install".
> So, if your permissions differ, there must be a reason why.
> Anyway: to test whatever software, it is wise to switch to the user
> who will run this software.

I'm idly speculating here that he is running with something like postfix
in its chroot jail. If so how would the /usr/bin/spamc be found?
Wouldn't he have to put a copy in the chroot jail's directory?

{^_^}


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