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Re: Mutt can not delete mails



On Fri 12 Nov 2021 at 15:03:24 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 08:58:18PM +0100, Hans wrote:
> > Greg Wooledge:
> > > chmod 1777 /var/tmp
> > 
> > Yes, that works, of course! But I do not understand why the settings are
> > wrong.
> 
> You said you've got /var on a separate partition.  Was it always that
> way (i.e. you created a /var partition during the installation)?  Or
> did you create a separate /var later on, and move the content over to it?
> 
> If it was done by the installer, then one wonders which installer it
> was exactly, and whether the results are reproducible.

Earlier:

> > ls -la / | grep var
> > drwxr-xr-x  13 root root  4096  2. Sep 18:37 var

Interesting that /var was modifed so recently. It's quite usual
for /var to remain unmodified after installation, unless one makes
a major change in configuration. So is Sept 2nd the date that the
OP installed their system?

Cheers,
David.


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