After I set: # chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail # ls -ld /var/spool/mail* drwxrwxrwt 2 root mail 4096 Jun 28 09:56 /var/spool/mail drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 20 15:02 /var/spool/mailman My SquirrelMail immediately failed and automatically log out with "Login failure error". Then, I checked the system log, and found the followings: Jun 28 09:57:46 morpheus imap(pam_unix)[29850]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=127.0.0.1 user=hongwei Jun 28 09:57:49 morpheus imapd[29850]: Login failed user=hongwei auth=hongwei host=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] Jun 28 09:57:52 morpheus imapd[29850]: Command stream end of file, while reading line user=hongwei host=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] Jun 28 09:58:05 morpheus imap(pam_unix)[29856]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=127.0.0.1 user=hongwei Jun 28 09:58:07 morpheus imapd[29856]: Login failed user=hongwei auth=hongwei host=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] Jun 28 09:58:10 morpheus imapd[29856]: Command stream end of file, while reading line user=hongwei host=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] I am afraid that other users will immediately complain to me, so I had to put it back as before, then I can use my squirrelmail. What is wrong? Thanks! Hongwei > drwxrwxrwt root mail > > It's because Fedora 1 has a different version of imap than > 7.3. > > Quoting Hongwei Li <hongwei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > >> Thanks! But my rh7.3 box has >> >> # ls -ld /var/spool/mail/ >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 28 08:00 >> /var/spool/mail/ >> >> but never shows any warning message. Is it because rh7.3 >> is too old? >> >> Also, should it be drwxrwxrwt or drwxrwxr-t? should it be >> >> drwxrwxrwt root mail >> >> or >> >> drwxrwxrwt root root? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> > /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. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > fedora-list mailing list >> > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > To unsubscribe: >> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> > >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
