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RE: Problem with GNATS...


From: Gordon C McCague
Subject: RE: Problem with GNATS...
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:09:07 -0700

I did a "info smrsh" and found out the proper location for the configuration
items. Thanks for the tip!

Gordon C McCague
gmccague@ping.bc.ca
Ph: 604.662.6572
Cell: 604.818.6658
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mehul N. Sanghvi [mailto:mehul@kirsun.ne.mediaone.net]
> Sent: October 19, 2000 7:08 PM
> To: Douglas Furlong
> Cc: Gordon C McCague; bug-gnats@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Problem with GNATS...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> yes that is what /etc/smrsh is designed for ... but it is 
> only in newer
> sendmail's .... not in older ones ... i believe it was a new 
> feature in 
> sendmail 8 and onwards .... 
> 
> what version of sendmail do you have ?  you can try 
> 
>    # mkdir /etc/smrsh
>    # cd /etc/smrsh
> 
> and then do the symbolic link stuff from earlier ... 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> mehul
> 
> > 
> > I beleive, sendmail has a security section that prevents 
> people from willy
> > nilly directing inbound emails in to an application.
> > 
> > By placing a symbolic link the /etc/smrsh it is telling 
> sendmail that yes,
> > this application can be run, does that make any sence?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gordon C McCague [mailto:gmccague@ping.bc.ca]
> > Sent: 17 October 2000 19:45
> > To: 'Mehul Sanghvi'
> > Cc: bug-gnats@gnu.org
> > Subject: RE: Problem with GNATS...
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Thanks for the tip. I am not sure I understand what 
> /etc/smrsh is. I don't
> > see it in my etc directory. Can  you provide any more 
> information? I really
> > appreciate your help.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Gordon C McCague
> > gmccague@ping.bc.ca
> > Ph: 604.662.6572
> > Cell: 604.818.6658
> > DH/DSS Public Key http://ping.bc.ca/~gmccague/gmccague.asc 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mehul N. Sanghvi [mailto:mehul@kirsun.ne.mediaone.net]
> > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 7:07 PM
> > To: Gordon C McCague
> > Cc: bug-gnats@gnu.org
> > Subject: Re: Problem with GNATS...
> > 
> > 
> > 'allo,
> > 
> >    you need to create a symbolic link from /etc/smrsh to 
> where queue-pr is
> > located.  this will tell sendmail that queue-pr is an 
> acceptable service.
> > 
> > gnats-db/gnats-adm probably does not allow anyone other 
> then gnats user
> > to write to it.  you will need to create an empty file 
> bugs.log there
> > and make it writable and readable by others besides the gnats user.
> > 
> > mehul
> > > 
> > > Hi:
> > > 
> > > I have installed GNATS but I receive the following error 
> when I submit a
> > > report:
> > > 
> > >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > > 550 /usr/local/share/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/bugs.log... 
> Can't create
> > > output:
> > > Permission denied
> > > sh: queue-pr not available for sendmail programs
> > > 554 "| /usr/local/libexec/gnats/queue-pr -q"... Service 
> unavailable
> > > 
> > >     [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]
> > > 
> > > Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > > Gordon
> > > 
> > > 
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> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mehul N. Sanghvi                  email: 
> mehul@kirsun.ne.mediaone.net
> > Superior software is always free!   URL:
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> > 
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> 
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> Mehul N. Sanghvi                  email: mehul@kirsun.ne.mediaone.net
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