By the way:
the script : newaliases is just a small program, which executes makemap
(program, delivered by sendmail)
to generate hash encoded files. (faster access, since it consists of binary
info's).
You would use makemap also when modifying files in /etc/mail/.
the DIR /etc/mail includes a file aliases linked to /etc/aliases.
best regards
Shin Sterneck
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Roman Drahtmueller
Hi ! Does the hardensuse script something wich make the mails in /var/spool/mail set to chmod 600 ?
Sometimes I see in /var/log/warn: procmail[20002]: Insufficient privileges to deliver to "root" or similar.
chmod 660 "by hand" -> /var/log/mail: procmail[22902]: Enforcing stricter permissions on "/var/spool/mail/root"
Where can can I reset this behavior or is there a solution? Thanks for assistance.
The most convenient and reasonable solution for this problem doesn't even touch its origin. Forward mail sent to root to a dedicated, unpriviliged account. Reading mails as root is definitely not a bright idea. Use /etc/aliases near the end of the file for this purpose, and don't forget newaliases. :-) Thanks, Roman. -- _ _ | Roman Drahtmüller "The best way to pay for a | CC University of Freiburg lovely moment is to enjoy it." | email: draht@uni-freiburg.de - Richard Bach | - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-security-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-security-help@suse.com