Re: newaliases [Group writable file]
Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
> Steve <steve@everybody.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just a quick question
>>
>> I just ran /etc/newaliases
>> Answer : > newaliases: cannot open /etc/aliases: Group writable file
>> but I put chmod 777 newaliases !?!!
>>
>> Is there specific rights on it ??
>
> Sendmail does not complain about "too restrictive" permissions.
> Sendmail complains about "too broad" permissions.
>
> Sendmail treats "too broad" permissions as a security risk
> and *refuses* to process such file *for security reasons*.
>
> chmod 744 aliases aliases.db
>
Ah !! Good
Thanks, it even prefer 644 than 744
Thanks again
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