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Date:      Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:28:01 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>
To:        Bob Greene <rgreene@tclme.org>
Cc:        joanra <joanra@jet.es>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: qmailadmin error
Message-ID:  <3A9D2711.39B38307@mail.iowna.com>
References:  <00b801c0a18f$18d9dc20$0164a8c0@daemon> <3A9D2021.96DB80BD@tclme.org>

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Bob Greene wrote:

> > Hi.. i have been installed qmail from freebsd's ports, and when i create a
> > pop account qmailadmin put the error: "Error: could not change to
> > directory".
> >
> > i check all the perms and i try to put 777 to all vopmail directory, but i
> > have the same error.

That won't work. 777 is TOO OPEN, qmail will acutally refuse to deliver
mail to a directory with perms that open.
I don't remember the exact incantation, but I believe the directory has
to be writable only by the owner for qmail to deliver mail to it.

-Bill

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