Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 14:42:59 -0400 (EDT) From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper) To: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing ELM Message-ID: <199606301843.OAA19788@elmer.picker.com> In-Reply-To: <199606301757.KAA06914@athena.tera.com> from "Gary Kline" at Jun 30, 96 10:57:55 am
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>> I installed ELM yesterday and when I tried to run it, it says "attempt to >> lock mail..." then after 6 attempts it exited out with an error. >> >> I bet someone had the same experience and knew the fix. Help!!! Yep. Here's what I'm using (from config.h): /*#define USE_FLOCK_LOCKING*/ /**/ #define USE_DOTLOCK_LOCKING /**/ #define USE_FCNTL_LOCKING /**/ #define LOCK_DIR "/var/spool/uucp" /**/ then, pick a group that all your mail users will be in (e.g. staff) and then (as root): cd /var chgrp staff mail chmod 2777 mail Randall Hopper rhh@ct.picker.com
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