I don't remember why, but I think exim needs to be member or "mail" group:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# grep -i exim passwd exim:x:93:93::/var/spool/exim:/sbin/nologin [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# grep -i exim group mail:x:12:mail,exim exim:x:93: ---------------------------- If your problem was with permissions, it will occurs again, because logrotate creates new files with default owner and permissions. Em Qui 13 Mar 2008, Jens Strohschnitter escreveu: > > > > after an update of my system running exim 4.62 and amavisd-new > > > > 2.50, mails with more than 3 reciepents will not be delivered > > > > and blocked by amavis with the following error: > > > > > > > > 421 4.1.0 Failed, id=07297-15, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 421 > > > > Unexpected log failure, please try later > > > > > > > > In the FAQ I've read that this problem comes from the openfiles > > > > limit > > > > > > on the os. So I've set the openfiles to 4096 (from default > > > > 1024): But nothing has changed. Still mails to recipients > > > > > that 3 will not be delivered. > > > > > > Check your log files: the exim log file, and system log files > > > (e.g. /var/log/messages). Try manually telnetting to 127.0.0.1 > > > 10025 and simulate a session with more than three recipients and > > > see what happens. Check free space on partitions, and sanity > > > (e.g. protection) of log files and syslog. Enable Exim debugging > > > if available. Ask on the Exim mailing lists if you run out of > > > ideas, google may be of help. > > > > in messages I can't see any logentry, freespace is enough, all > > other mails will be delivered. But how can I send via telnet > > 127.0.0.1 10025 a mail to more than one recipient ? > > > > You can do another RCPT TO on the next line. > > Hi > > I've found a solution: Removed exim via rpm, removed /var/log/exim > and /vas/spool/exim, reinstalled exim via rpm and chmoded > /var/log/exim to 777 - now anything works. > Sometimes it has to be the hardest solution ;-) -- Fernando Frota Machado de Morais Divisao de Redes de Comunicacao Centro de Computacao Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brasil Tel. +55(31)3409.4007 Fax. +55(31)3409.4004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/