File/Dir Permissions (was Re: [Mimedefang] ERR Filter timed out)

[David F. Skoll]

On Sun, 4 Aug 2002, Tony Nugent wrote:

> What other directories/files need to be read/writable for the -U
> user?  (I assume the defang user can/should be a password=none
> HOME=/dev/null SHELL=/sbin/nologin system account).

Only the spool and quarantine directories should be writable by the -U user.

The filter file and its parent directories should be readable (obviously).

And that's it.

--
David.