From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 28 22:58:52 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA08433 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 28 May 1996 22:58:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailhub.aros.net (mailhub.aros.net [205.164.111.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA08428 for ; Tue, 28 May 1996 22:58:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from terra.aros.net (terra.aros.net [205.164.111.10]) by mailhub.aros.net (8.7.5/Unknown) with ESMTP id AAA01516; Wed, 29 May 1996 00:29:10 -0600 (MDT) Received: (from angio@localhost) by terra.aros.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) id XAA06395; Tue, 28 May 1996 23:58:42 -0600 From: Dave Andersen Message-Id: <199605290558.XAA06395@terra.aros.net> Subject: Re: ELM Config To: dlr@asylum.org (dlr) Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 23:58:42 -0600 (MDT) Cc: PLAZAS_CHRISTIAN@mercury.csg.peachnet.edu, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199605282207.RAA18160@asylum.asylum.org> from "dlr" at May 28, 96 05:07:43 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25 PGP2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk You've got elm configured for the wrong type of locking, most likely. I'd guess that you have it set to use dotlocking instead of fcntl() or flock(), and have it installed (as you do) without being setuid mail. Either recompile it to use flock()/fcntl(), or make it setgid whatever your mail spool directory is. -Dave Andersen Lo and behold, dlr once said: > > Got elm to compile fine but seem to be having a problem with either > lockfiles or perms. Could someone send me their config file or tell me > how they have it set up to work. I have 2 bsd boxes that i can't get elm > to work on (v2.0 and v2.1) and it is something stupid that i am overlooking. > > Elm starts up, then dies trying 6 times saying waiting for mail to arrive. > Pine works fine but uggh. > > ls -al /usr/local/bin/elm > -rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 364779 May 28 16:18 /usr/local/bin/elm > > /var/mail/ > drwxr-xr-x 2 bin bin 512 May 28 16:53 mail > > > /var/spool/lock > drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp dialer 512 Nov 16 1995 lock > > thanks, > > dave racette > -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual "There are only two industries that refer to thier customers as 'users'."