Work dir permissions error on --lint

[Jason Ede]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Julian Field
> Sent: 30 March 2008 16:03
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: Work dir permissions error on --lint
>
>
>
> Jason Ede wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-
> >> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Julian Field
> >> Sent: 29 March 2008 18:54
> >> To: MailScanner discussion
> >> Subject: Re: Work dir permissions error on --lint
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jason Ede wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've an odd error, and so far can't seem to track down cause...
> >>>
> >>> MailScanner 4.67.6 on postfix with clamd as virus scanner on a
> Centos
> >>> 5.1 machine
> >>>
> >>> I'm working on a script to update the postfix and MailScanner
> config
> >>> on a couple of remote servers once I've configured it correctly on
> >>>
> >> the
> >>
> >>> first server. When I run a MailScanner -lint from the script file I
> >>> get the following in the output.
> >>>
> >>> -------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> SpamAssassin temp dir = /tmp/SpamAssassin-Temp
> >>>
> >>> SpamAssassin reported no errors.
> >>>
> >>> Cannot create temporary Work Dir /6203. Are the permissions and
> >>> ownership of correct? at
> >>>
> >>>
> >> That /6203 is definitely wrong. You're missing a directory setting
> >> somewhere. It should be trying to create it under
> >> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming.
> >>
> >>> /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/WorkArea.pm line 152
> >>>
> >>> --------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> It works fine when run from command line. I've the incoming work
> dir
> >>> settings as below. I run clamd under the postfix user as it seemed
> to
> >>> work that way and has been working properly for a while..
> >>>
> >>> Incoming Work Dir = /tmp
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Put that setting back the way you found it, i.e.
> >> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming. Follow the instructions on the
> website
> >> or in the wiki to the letter to start with. Once you've got it all
> >> going
> >> fine, then and only then can you start tweaking stuff :-)
> >>
> >>> Incoming Work User = postfix
> >>>
> >>> Incoming Work Group = postfix
> >>>
> >>> Incoming Work Permissions = 0640
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I would try 0644 as otherwise you might hit trouble with clamd not
> >> being
> >> able to access the extracted attachment. Again, start tweaking
> later.
> >>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Jules
> >>
> >
> > I've gone back through it and followed instructions in the Wiki.
> >
> > The weird thing is it seems that MailScanner --lint barfs if I run it
> from root's home dir, but works fine if I run it from somewhere else
> such as /etc/MailScanner... Must be something there causing it
> problems.
> >
> Do you have "." in your $PATH (do "echo $PATH" to show you)? If it is,
> remove it. It shouldn't be there. I can only assume there is something
> else called "MailScanner" in your root's home directory.

Path is fine... No . in it. Nothing called MailScanner in root's home on any of my servers. Running MailScanner --lint doesn't need access to the current dir as an su'd user does it? Just thinking that root's home is inaccessible to everyone else?

Jason