/var/spool/mail should have the following permissions: drwxrwxrwt (it should have the sticky bit set). Quoting Hongwei Li <hongwei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > We have a fc1 box. We have he permissions setting as: > > # ls -ld /var/spool/mail > drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Jun 28 08:43 /var/spool/mail > # ls -ld /tmp > drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 24576 Jun 28 08:43 /tmp > > The LogWatch always shows the warning: > > Mailbox vulnerable - directory /var/spool/mail must have > 1777 protection > > When a regular user (except root) opens pine to read > mails, he also sees > this message at the very beninning for about 1 to 2 > seconds. As I > understand, the permission drwxrwxr-x is correct. What > is wrong? Do I > need to change the permission on the mail directory? if > yes, change it to > what? > > Thanks! > > Hongwei > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
