From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 2 5:48:25 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3995C37B400 for ; Sat, 2 Feb 2002 05:48:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-8.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.8]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA15662; Sat, 2 Feb 2002 07:48:16 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20020202074810.018e6ae0@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 07:48:10 -0600 To: Lord Raiden , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: jacks@sage-american.com Subject: Re: Strange pine error In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020202010159.00a67650@pop.netzero.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Just #chmod 1777 /var/mail will do it.... this usually happens with every new install/update. At 01:03 AM 2.2.2002 -0500, Lord Raiden wrote: > For some reason I'm suddenly getting the error: "[Mailbox vulnerable - >directory /var/mail must have 1777 protection]" when opening up pine at the >command prompt. I've seen this error before but I don't remember how to >fix it. Can anyone help? Thanks. > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message