Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:57:18 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 4.6.2 sendmail anomaly Message-ID: <20020910205718.GO2926@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.2.20020910142211.01f5bb80@computinginnovations.com> References: <5.1.1.6.2.20020910142211.01f5bb80@computinginnovations.com>
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On 2002-09-10 14:25, Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote: > I just installed 4.6.2 on a system and now mail sent using the mail > command doesn't work. > > I get an error that the temp queue file cannot be created, > permission denied. > > I have tracked down what I think is the problem: > $ ls -al /usr/libexec/sendmail/ > total 587 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Sep 9 13:53 . > drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 1536 Sep 9 13:54 .. > -r-xr-sr-x 1 root 25 581728 Aug 14 14:21 sendmail > > Should sendmail be group setuid? Should it be group 25? What is group 25? Apparently, you lack the smmsp group. Here's output from my machine: $ cd /usr/libexec/sendmail $ ls -ld sendmail -r-xr-sr-x 1 root smmsp - 574404 Sep 10 00:31 sendmail Read /usr/src/UPDATING about the Sendmail changes that require the addition of a new user/group to the system. You should always consult /usr/src/UPDATING before doing a buildworld/installworld cycle... G.K. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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