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Date:      Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:08:01 +0400 (MSD)
From:      "Artem 'Zazoobr' Ignatjev" <timon@netherworld.ru>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/39951: Sendmail 8.12.3 and `msgs' alias
Message-ID:  <200206281208.g5SC81CR049970@netherworld.ru>

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>Number:         39951
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Sendmail 8.12.3 and `msgs' alias
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jun 28 05:20:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Artem 'Zazoobr' Ignatjev
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
NetherWorld Ultima Online Server
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD netherworld.ru 4.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Fri Jun 14 12:49:08 MSD 2002 root@netherworld.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NETHER i386


	
>Description:
`msgs' (1) alias in aliases(5) file doesn't work. 
After uncommenting corresponding line in aliases(5) file and rebuilding aliases table, trying mailing to `msgs' user results in error:(see log line)

Jun 28 15:45:46 netherworld sm-mta[47911]: g5SBjjC9047909: to="| /usr/bin/msgs -s", ctladdr=msgs@netherworld.ru (26/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=30616, dsn=5.3.0, stat=unknown mailer error 13
Jun 28 15:45:46 netherworld sm-mta[47911]: g5SBjjC9047909: g5SBjkC9047911: DSN: unknown mailer error 13
and following in my mailbox:
[skip]
    ------ Transcript of session follows -----
msgs: /var/msgs/bounds: permission denied
	
>How-To-Repeat:
uncomment corresponding line in aliases(5) file, run newaliases, then mail(1) msgs user
	
>Fix:
Don't know yet, but:
	replacing `aliases' command with simple script calling 'id | logger', I've got line in logs:
Jun 28 15:52:31 netherworld root: uid=26(mailnull) gid=26(mailnull) groups=26(mailnull) 
	while `ls -la /var/msgs/` tells

total 5
drwxr-xr-x   2 daemon  wheel  512 28 ÉÀÎ 15:48 .
drwxr-xr-x  21 root    wheel  512 17 ÁÐÒ 12:21 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 root    wheel   57 28 ÉÀÎ 15:48 1
-rw-r--r--   1 root    wheel   54 28 ÉÀÎ 15:48 2
-rw-r--r--   1 root    wheel    4 28 ÉÀÎ 15:48 bounds
	


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