Bug#754289: sendmail: can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Package: sendmail
Version: 8.14.4-4
Severity: normal
/var/log/mail.err
Jul 7 12:34:19 zeuza sendmail[27446]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 7 14:19:52 zeuza sendmail[13219]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 7 14:23:16 zeuza sendmail[13839]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 7 14:39:36 zeuza sendmail[16545]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 7 14:45:14 zeuza sendmail[17931]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 11:04:52 zeuza sendmail[12554]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 17:46:46 zeuza sendmail[18293]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 17:52:44 zeuza sendmail[19761]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 22:15:20 zeuza sendmail[6507]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 23:29:00 zeuza sendmail[20308]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 8 23:33:36 zeuza sendmail[21153]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 9 01:51:15 zeuza sendmail[14885]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 9 01:55:47 zeuza sendmail[15640]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 9 02:23:36 zeuza sendmail[20376]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
Jul 9 02:30:09 zeuza sendmail[21481]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(mama): can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue-client/): Permission denied
-- Package-specific info:
Ouput of /usr/share/bug/sendmail/script:
ls -alR /etc/mail:
/etc/mail:
total 432
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 .
drwxr-xr-x 190 root root 12288 Jul 9 00:51 ..
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root smmsp 10919 Feb 17 01:06 Makefile
-rw------- 1 root root 4241 Jun 9 22:16 access
-rw-r----- 1 smmta smmsp 12288 Jun 9 22:16 access.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 281 Sep 21 2010 address.resolve
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root smmsp 10 Nov 1 2013 aliases -> ../aliases
-rw-r----- 1 smmta smmsp 12288 Feb 17 01:06 aliases.db
drwx--S--- 2 root smmsp 4096 Feb 17 01:06 auth
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3406 Feb 17 01:06 databases
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5657 Sep 22 2010 helpfile
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 23 Jan 25 2012 local-host-names
drwxr-sr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Jan 25 2012 m4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 1 2013 peers
drwxr-xr-x 2 root smmsp 4096 Feb 11 2013 sasl
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 64943 Feb 17 01:06 sendmail.cf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 64451 Jan 25 2012 sendmail.cf.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 269 Feb 17 01:06 sendmail.cf.errors
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 64950 Feb 17 01:06 sendmail.cf.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12236 Feb 17 01:06 sendmail.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 4525 Feb 17 01:06 sendmail.mc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 149 Sep 21 2010 service.switch
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 180 Sep 21 2010 service.switch-nodns
drwxr-sr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Nov 1 2013 smrsh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 43990 Feb 17 01:06 submit.cf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43997 Feb 17 01:06 submit.cf.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 2376 Feb 17 01:06 submit.mc
drwxr-xr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Nov 1 2013 tls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 0 Nov 1 2013 trusted-users
/etc/mail/m4:
total 8
drwxr-sr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Jan 25 2012 .
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 ..
-rw-r----- 1 root smmsp 0 Jan 25 2012 dialup.m4
-rw-r----- 1 root smmsp 0 Jan 25 2012 provider.m4
/etc/mail/peers:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 1 2013 .
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 328 Sep 21 2010 provider
/etc/mail/sasl:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root smmsp 4096 Feb 11 2013 .
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 ..
/etc/mail/smrsh:
total 8
drwxr-sr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Nov 1 2013 .
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root smmsp 26 Nov 1 2013 mail.local -> /usr/lib/sm.bin/mail.local
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root smmsp 17 Nov 1 2013 procmail -> /usr/bin/procmail
/etc/mail/tls:
total 48
drwxr-xr-x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Nov 1 2013 .
drwxr-sr-x 8 smmta smmsp 4096 Jun 9 22:16 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 Nov 1 2013 no_prompt
-rw------- 1 root root 1191 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-client.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 1208 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-client.crt
-rw------- 1 root root 1005 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-client.csr
-rw-r----- 1 root smmsp 1679 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-common.key
-rw-r----- 1 root smmsp 1598 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-common.prm
-rw------- 1 root root 1191 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-server.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root smmsp 1208 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-server.crt
-rw------- 1 root root 1005 Nov 1 2013 sendmail-server.csr
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 3243 Feb 17 01:06 starttls.m4
sendmail.conf:
DAEMON_NETMODE="Static";
DAEMON_NETIF="eth0";
DAEMON_MODE="Daemon";
DAEMON_PARMS="";
DAEMON_HOSTSTATS="No";
DAEMON_MAILSTATS="No";
QUEUE_MODE="${DAEMON_MODE}";
QUEUE_INTERVAL="10m";
QUEUE_PARMS="";
MSP_MODE="Cron";
MSP_INTERVAL="20m";
MSP_PARMS="";
MSP_MAILSTATS="${DAEMON_MAILSTATS}";
MISC_PARMS="";
CRON_MAILTO="root";
CRON_PARMS="";
LOG_CMDS="No";
HANDS_OFF="No";
AGE_DATA="";
DAEMON_RUNASUSER="No";
DAEMON_STATS="${DAEMON_MAILSTATS}";
MSP_STATS="${MSP_MAILSTATS}";
sendmail.mc:
divert(-1)dnl
divert(0)dnl
define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
include(`/usr/share/sendmail/cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`$Id: sendmail.mc, v 8.14.3-9.4 2010-09-21 11:05:34 cowboy Exp $')
OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
DOMAIN(`debian-mta')dnl
undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl #DAEMON_HOSTSTATS=
FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Name=MTA-v4, Port=smtp, Addr=127.0.0.1')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet, Name=MSP-v4, Port=submission, M=Ea, Addr=127.0.0.1')dnl
define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',dnl
`needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl
FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db', , `skip')dnl
FEATURE(`greet_pause', `1000')dnl 1 seconds
FEATURE(`delay_checks', `friend', `n')dnl
define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE',`3')dnl
FEATURE(`conncontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl
FEATURE(`ratecontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl
include(`/etc/mail/m4/dialup.m4')dnl
include(`/etc/mail/m4/provider.m4')dnl
MAILER_DEFINITIONS
define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.gmail.com')dnl
define(`RELAY_MAILER_ARGS', `TCP $h 587')dnl
define(`ESMTP_MAILER_ARGS', `TCP $h 587')dnl
define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
FEATURE(`authinfo',`hash /etc/mail/auth/client-info')dnl
MAILER(`local')dnl
MAILER(`smtp')dnl
FEATURE(`always_add_domain')dnl
MASQUERADE_AS(`mamalibre.com.ar')dnl
FEATURE(`allmasquerade')dnl
FEATURE(`masquerade_envelope')dnl
submit.mc...
divert(-1)dnl
divert(0)dnl
define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
include(`/usr/share/sendmail/cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`$Id: submit.mc, v 8.14.3-9.4 2010-09-21 11:05:34 cowboy Exp $')
OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
DOMAIN(`debian-msp')dnl
FEATURE(`msp', `[127.0.0.1]', `25')dnl
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=es_AR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_AR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages sendmail depends on:
ii sendmail-base 8.14.4-4
ii sendmail-bin 8.14.4-4
ii sendmail-cf 8.14.4-4
ii sensible-mda 8.14.4-4
sendmail recommends no packages.
Versions of packages sendmail suggests:
pn rmail <none>
pn sendmail-doc <none>
Versions of packages sensible-mda depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-38+deb7u1
ii procmail 3.22-20
ii sendmail-bin [mail-transport-agent] 8.14.4-4
-- no debconf information
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