Try setting the protection bits on the /var/spool/mail directory to drwxrwsr-x ^ +-- I think this is the big you need to change.
Hope this helps, Bernt. On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:13:27 +1000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: imap4 locking fails > > can anybody explain why the imap4 is behaving as shown below ? is it unable > to > > lock the inbox and if so what is the remedy ? this occurs with all users. > > Connected to mozart.void.hell.net. > Escape character is '^]'. > * OK mozart.void.hell.net IMAP4 Service 8.3(144) at Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:52:58 > +1100 (EST) (Report problems in this server to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > a001 login winspace xxxxxxxxxx > a001 OK LOGIN completed > a002 select inbox > * NO Error creating /var/spool/mail/winspace.lock.857969608.30935.mozart: > Permission denied > * 331 EXISTS > * OK [UIDVALIDITY 857969609] UID validity status > * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft \Seen) > * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft \Seen)] Permanent > flags > * OK [UNSEEN 1] 1 is first unseen > * 331 RECENT > a002 OK [READ-WRITE] SELECT completed > logout > * NO Error creating /var/spool/mail/winspace.lock.857969626.30935.mozart: > Permission denied > * BYE mozart.void.hell.net IMAP4 server terminating connection > OK LOGOUT completed > Connection closed by foreign host. > > permissions on directorys and mailfile /var/spool/mail/winspace > drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 1024 Jan 7 11:56 var > drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 1024 Nov 6 22:10 spool > drwxrwxr-x 2 mail mail 1024 Mar 10 15:52 mail > -rw------- 1 winspace users 1045857 Mar 10 15:53 winspace > -rw-rw---- 1 administ mail 4370 Mar 8 16:12 administ > > lsattr on directories > ------- var > ------- spool > ------- mail > > TIA and cheers > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | | > | _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ | > | _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/ | > | _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/ | > | _/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/ | > | _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ | > | | > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Software Engineering in SQL and C++ | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > Bernt T. Hansen Norang Consulting Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems 235 Bellamy Road North phone: (416)431-6216 Analyst Scarborough, Ontario fax: (416)431-2617 Canada M1J-2L7