[Mimedefang] socket file is 'unsafe'. How to fix?

Henry Leparskas hlepar at uwo.ca
Thu Apr 29 17:14:01 EDT 2004


MD 2.42 warns me that the socket file is unsafe.
Then is shuts down.

Here is the error, plus the permissions on the files:


Apr 29 16:09:21 phobos sm-mta[9033]: [ID 801593 mail.error]
 i3TK9ALm009033: Milter (mimedefang): local socket name
/var/spool/MIMEDefang/mimedefang.sock unsafe

/var/spool/MIMEDefang
total 6
-rw-r-----   1 defang   other          5 Apr 29 16:09 mimedefang.pid
-rw-r-----   1 defang   other          5 Apr 29 16:09 mimedefang-multiplexor.pid
srw-------   1 defang   other          0 Apr 29 16:09 mimedefang-multiplexor.sock
drwxr-x---   2 defang   other        512 Apr 24 15:01 mdefang-i3OJ15tZ025803

Thanks for any hints you can give me.

Henry




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