Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:01:21 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Frank Staals <frankstaals@gmx.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sendmail Question; unable to send mail as normal user Message-ID: <44D47A81.5060902@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <44D3C56A.60806@gmx.net> References: <44D3C56A.60806@gmx.net>
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Frank Staals wrote:
> $ mail frankstaals@gmx.net
> Subject: test
> usertest
> .
> EOT
> $ /etc/mail/submit.cf: line 0: cannot open: Permission denied
Yes -- it's to do with the separation of powers between sendmail-MSP
(Mail Submission Program) and sendmail-MTA (Mail Transport Agent). Invok=
ing
/usr/sbin/sendmail from the command line, or via one of the standard Unix=
command line mail clients connects you with the MSP instance. That runs
with your UID, but is setgid to 'smmsp'. /etc/mail/submit.cf is the
configuration file for that sendmail instance.
Double check the file system ownership and permissions on /etc/mail and
/etc/mail/submit.cf -- they should be as follows:
happy-idiot-talk:/etc/mail:% ls -ld /etc/mail /etc/mail/submit.cf=20
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 1024 Aug 4 12:04 /etc/mail/
-r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 40406 Aug 4 12:04 /etc/mail/submit.cf
Note: using /etc/mail/Makefile to rebuild any of sendmail's tables or=20
configuration files means that all files should be installed with the
correct permissions. There's instructions in the comments at the
beginning of the Makefile
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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