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Subject: conf/22150: /etc/periodic/daily/450.status-security ignores mail recipient config
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>Number:         22150
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       /etc/periodic/daily/450.status-security ignores mail recipient config
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 20 07:20:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Phil Pennock
>Release:        4.1.1-RELEASE
>Organization:
Thus PLC
>Environment:
GENERIC i386
Confirmed present via CVSWeb in current
>Description:
Setting $daily_output in /etc/periodic.conf changes daily output recipient.
/etc/periodic/daily/450.status-security runs /etc/security and sends
through "sendmail root", completely ignoring any administrative settings.
>How-To-Repeat:
Set something other than 'root' as the value of $daily_output in one of
the periodic configuration files; witness the security mail go somewhere
else.
>Fix:
Either use a new config variable, or apply:

--- 450.status-security.dist    Tue Sep 26 02:04:27 2000
+++ 450.status-security Fri Oct 20 16:10:12 2000
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
            *)
                    echo "    (output mailed separately)"
                    sh /etc/security $args 2>&1 |
-                       sendmail root && rc=0 || rc=3;;
+                       sendmail ${daily_output:-root} && rc=0 || rc=3;;
        esac;;

     *)  rc=0;;


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