Bug 139346 - sys-apps/shadow-4.0.16: useradd creates user mail spool file with strange permissions
Bug#: 139346 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: wschlich@gentoo.org
Component: Applications
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Summary: sys-apps/shadow-4.0.16: useradd creates user mail spool file with strange permissions
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2006-07-05 10:55 0000
Description:   Opened: 2006-07-05 10:55 0000 
I realized today that useradd creates /var/spool/mail/username with permissions
0000 and ownership root:root.
I don't believe this to be sensible.

Version: sys-apps/shadow-4.0.15-r2

------- Comment #1 From SpanKY 2006-07-05 18:11:14 0000 ------- 
this has been fixed in upstream cvs after the 4.0.16 release

------- Comment #2 From SpanKY 2006-07-05 18:30:50 0000 ------- 
fixed in 4.0.16-r2

------- Comment #3 From Wolfram Schlich 2006-07-27 13:12:39 0000 ------- 
When will this go stable?!