Hannes, > > I installed Postfix on a Debian Etch. > > After that I installed Amavis but it didn't start > > > > I get this error message: > > > > Starting amavisd: Insecure directory in $ENV{PATH} while > > running with -T switch at /usr/sbin/amavisd-new line 2030. > > > > 2027 # my($old_path) = $ENV{PATH}; > > 2028 # $ENV{PATH} = "/bin:/usr/bin"; > > 2029 foreach my $dir (@dirs) { > > 2030 push(@config_files, `run-parts --list "$dir"`); > > 2031 } > > 2032 # $ENV{PATH} = $old_path; > > This code is not in amavisd-new as distributed by me. Looks like > a Debian packager's addition. > > > Check if any of the following directories are world-writable: > > / > /usr > /usr/share > /usr/share/amavis > /usr/share/amavis/conf.d > /etc > /etc/amavis > /etc/amavis/conf.d
Sorry, I provided the wrong list of directories to check permissions of (although it's wise to check these too). Perl is complaining about one of the directories in your PATH being world writable (when it tries to run a Debian program 'run-parts'), not the data directories as I wrote earlier. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ 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/