exim and root mail
Hi!
I have some problem with Exim sending Mail to root. It looks like some
permission problem but can't figure out why. Below is a full transcript of a
mailsession to root. Maybe someone has an idea?
---- debug ----
>>Final headers:
P Received: from ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de ([128.176.133.220])
by kermit with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian))
id 12LktP-00019w-00
for <root@kermit>; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:44:11 +0100
P Received: from root by ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian))
id 12LktP-0001tY-00
for <root@kermit>; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:44:11 +0100
T To: root@kermit
I Message-Id: <E12LktP-0001tY-00@ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de>
F From: root <root@ifgi.uni-muenster.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:44:11 +0100
Data file written for message 12LktP-00019w-00
Writing spool header file
Size of headers = 479
LOG: 0 MAIN
<= root@ifgi.uni-muenster.de H=ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de [128.176.133.220] P=esmtp S=484 id=E12LktP-0001tY-00@ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de
250 OK id=12LktP-00019w-00
Sender: root@ifgi.uni-muenster.de
Recipients:
root@kermit
forked delivery process 4461
set_process_info: 4460 3.12 handling incoming connection from ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de [128.176.133.220]
ready for new message
smtp_setup_msg entered
SMTP<< QUIT
221 kermit closing connection
child 4460 ended: status=0x0
0 SMTP accept processes now running
listening on port 25...
Exim version 3.12 debug level 9999 uid=8 gid=8
probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
221 kermit closing connection
child 4460 ended: status=0x0
0 SMTP accept processes now running
listening on port 25...
Exim version 3.12 debug level 9999 uid=8 gid=8
probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
kermit in local_domains? no (end of list)
Actual local interface address is 127.0.0.1
Actual local interface address is 128.176.231.70
Caller is an admin user
Caller is a trusted user
set_process_info: 4461 3.12 delivering specified messages
delivering message 12LktP-00019w-00
set_process_info: 4461 3.12 delivering 12LktP-00019w-00
Opened spool file 12LktP-00019w-00-H
user=root uid=0 gid=0 sender=root@ifgi.uni-muenster.de
sender_fullhost = ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de [128.176.133.220]
sender_rcvhost = ivv6t2.uni-muenster.de ([128.176.133.220])
sender_local=0 resent=no ident=unset
Non-recipients:
Empty Tree
---- End of tree ----
recipients_count=1
body_linecount=1 message_linecount=11
Delivery address list:
root@kermit
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened DB file /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Considering: root@kermit
kermit in local_domains? yes (matched kermit)
kermit in percent_hack_domains? no (end of list)
unique = root@kermit
dbfn_read: key=D:root@kermit
root@kermit: queued for directing
Considering: root@kermit
kermit in local_domains? yes (matched kermit)
kermit in percent_hack_domains? no (end of list)
unique = root@kermit
dbfn_read: key=D:root@kermit
root@kermit: queued for directing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
directing root@kermit
real_local director skipped: prefix mismatch
calling system_aliases director
system_aliases director: lsearch key=root
file="/etc/aliases"
search_open: lsearch "/etc/aliases"
search_find: file="/etc/aliases"
key="root" partial=-1
LRU list:
6/etc/aliases
End
internal_search_find: file="/etc/aliases"
type=lsearch key="root"
file lookup required for root
in /etc/aliases
lookup failed
system_aliases director failed for root:
calling procmail director
require_files = root:+/root:/root/.procmailrc:+/usr/bin/procmail
require files uid=0 gid=8 euid=0 egid=0
test existence of /root
required present, EACCES => absent
Success
test existence of /root/.procmailrc
required present, EACCES => unknown
No such file or directory
restored uid=0 gid=8 euid=8 egid=8
procmail director skipped: file existence failurecalling userforward director
userforward director: file = .forward
set uid=0 gid=8 euid=0 egid=0
successful stat of /root/.
/root/.forward not found
restored uid=0 gid=8 euid=8 egid=8
calling localuser director
queued for local_delivery transport: local_part=root domain=kermit
localuser director succeeded for root
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
After directing:
Local addresses:
root@kermit
Remote addresses:
Failed addresses:
Addresses to be routed:
Deferred addresses:
search_tidyup called
>>>>>> Local deliveries >>>>>>
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened DB file /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=0
dbfn_read: key=T:root@kermit
delivering root@kermit as root using local_delivery:
uid=65534 gid=65534 home=/root current=/root
auxiliary group list: <none>
set_process_info: 4462 3.12 delivering 12LktP-00019w-00 to root using local_delivery
appendfile transport entered
appendfile: mode=660 notify_comsat=0 quota=0
file=/var/spool/mail/root format=unix
auxiliary group list: <none>
set_process_info: 4462 3.12 delivering 12LktP-00019w-00 to root using local_delivery
appendfile transport entered
appendfile: mode=660 notify_comsat=0 quota=0
file=/var/spool/mail/root format=unix
prefix=From ${if def:return_path{$return_path}{MAILER-DAEMON}} ${tod_bsdinbox}\n
suffix=\n
locking by lockfile fcntl
lock name: /var/spool/mail/root.lock
hitch name: /var/spool/mail/root.lock.kermit.38ad227b.0000116e
local_delivery transport returned DEFER
added retry item for T:root@kermit: errno=13 0 flags=0
post-process root@kermit
LOG: 0 MAIN
== root@kermit T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock file hitching post /var/spool/mail/root.lock.kermit.38ad227b.0000116e
search_tidyup called
set_process_info: 4461 3.12 tidying up after delivering 12LktP-00019w-00
Processing retry items
Succeeded addresses:
Failed addresses:
Deferred addresses:
root@kermit
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened DB file /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=202
root@kermit in *? yes (*)
retry for T:root@kermit = *
dbfn_read: key=T:root@kermit
Writing retry data for T:root@kermit
first failed=950870549 last try=950870651 next try=950871551 expired=0
error 13 0: Permission denied
dbfn_write: key=T:root@kermit
end of retry processing
time on queue = 0s
added retry item for T:root@kermit: errno=13 0 flags=0
post-process root@kermit
LOG: 0 MAIN
== root@kermit T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock file hitching post /var/spool/mail/root.lock.kermit.38ad227b.0000116e
search_tidyup called
set_process_info: 4461 3.12 tidying up after delivering 12LktP-00019w-00
Processing retry items
Succeeded addresses:
Failed addresses:
Deferred addresses:
root@kermit
locked /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile
opened DB file /var/spool/exim/db/retry: flags=202
root@kermit in *? yes (*)
retry for T:root@kermit = *
dbfn_read: key=T:root@kermit
Writing retry data for T:root@kermit
first failed=950870549 last try=950870651 next try=950871551 expired=0
error 13 0: Permission denied
dbfn_write: key=T:root@kermit
end of retry processing
time on queue = 0s
warning counts: required 0 done 0
delivery deferred: update_spool=1 header_changed=0
Writing spool header file
Size of headers = 479
end delivery of 12LktP-00019w-00
--- logfile ---
2000-02-18 11:50:57 12Lkzx-0001D4-00 == root@kermit T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating lock file hitching post /var/spool/mail/root.lock.kermit.38ad2411.00001230
--- ls ---
drwxrwxr-x 3 root mail 4096 Feb 18 11:55 mail
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