6 Dec
2003
6 Dec
'03
8:08 p.m.
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Victor wrote:
Per Liden wrote:
Can't the existing "mail" group be used instead of "postdrop"?
No. Postfix already runs as user mail, which in group mail. Postdrop must be a group of which the user that postfix runs as is NOT a member.
From INSTALL:
- Create a group "postdrop" with a group id that is not used by any other user account. Not even by the postfix user account.
I think this is done for security so only the setgid postdrop program can write. Since CRUX doesn't have a dedicated postfix user, using mail group is not wise according to install docs.
I see, thanks. /Per