24070 – dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin 2.55-r1 : spamd runs as user root, can run as user mail

Bug 24070 - dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin 2.55-r1 : spamd runs as user root, can run as user mail

Summary: dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin 2.55-r1 : spamd runs as user root, can run as user...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Perl team

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Reported:	2003-07-07 13:27 UTC by FieldySnuts
Modified:	2003-09-08 04:42 UTC (History)
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Description FieldySnuts 2003-07-07 13:27:50 UTC

dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin 2.55-r1 installs /etc/conf.d/spamd in such a way that
it does not specify what user spamd should run as. So when it is started via
/etc/init.d/spamd , spamd defaults to root. I run exim, and it runs as mail. So
i tried running spamd as mail, and it worked out fine. Mileage with other
servers may vary(?).

By adding, in /etc/conf.d/spamd , in SPAMD_OPTS the string "-u mail" , spamd
will be run as user mail.

Unless this is a problem with other mail servers, I think this might be a good
default.


I ran into no other problems, spamassassin was a cinch to install. Thanks for
your work on the ebuild!

Comment 1 FieldySnuts 2003-08-24 16:42:35 UTC

Any comments on this one?

Comment 2 Michael Cummings (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-08 04:42:28 UTC

I've added a note to the spamd.conf indicating this - thanks for the catch :)