From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 15:52:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A9A1065670 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:52:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD05C8FC0A for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:52:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.11]) by QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id nSoF1Z0020EPchoA306200; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([67.188.180.64]) by OMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id nTsZ1Z0041PlroK8MTsZ87; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:33 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=_xqxDKv4y-tSRBlzDQsA:9 a=iq5CDkN2E6O6UsnCuSoA:7 a=hPkG94rDC3fG4u4kCkjtzopLcAMA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:52:33 -0700 From: Rem P Roberti To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20080708155233.GB2058@pcbsd> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20080708062219.GB90752@pcbsd> <20080708154618.GA20206@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080708154618.GA20206@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Re: Procmail error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:37 -0000 On 2008.07.08 16:46:18 +0000, Frank Shute wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:22:19PM -0700, Rem P Roberti wrote: > > > > > > > > > Probably the wrong forum for this, but since it's on a freebsd system: > > > > > > > > I have mutt installed on two other freebsd computers. I fetch pop > > > > mail via getmail, and procmail puts things where they belong. I just > > > > installed freebsd 7.0 on another computer with what I thought were the > > > > exact same settings for all of the mail programs involved. When I try > > > > to retrieve mail I get this error message: > > > > > > > > Delivery error (command procmail 3695 error (127, exec of command > > > > procmail failed (refuse to invoke external commands as root or GID 0 > > > > by default))) > > > > > > > > I'm a relative newbie here and would appreciate it if someone could > > > > give me a heads up on this. > > > > > > > > Rem > > > > > > Are you running getmail as root? > > > > Boy, I hope not. And I have this entry in my aliases file: > > > > root: rem > > > > so I'm not collecting mail as root. > > > > What does your getmailrc look like? > > I've got this section in there. You should have similar: > > [destination] > type = MDA_external > path = /usr/local/bin/procmail > user = frank Here is the entry I use: [destination] type = MDA_external path = /usr/local/bin/procmail unixfrom = True This getmailrc file is the same one that I use on two other computers with not problems. Rem