Found the solution to my problem after reading up on setuid/gid. I had to chmod 2755 /usr/local/bin/dspam. In addition, I did a chmod 2771 /var/dspam. All errors have disappeared. Hope this helps someone.
On Sat, 2006-16-12 at 19:37 -0600, Vijay Sankar wrote: > Good day, > > I am trying out the package dspam-3.6.8p1-mysql and ran into the > following problem -- not able to get any answers after days of searching > the dspam lists, various archives, etc. Apologize in advance for sending > this to the OBSD list but am hoping someone here can help. > > All the various features seem to work (spam is being quarantined for the > most part). However, if I attempt to train by forwarding an unsolicited > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (forwarding to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] by root > works) I get the following error: > > Dec 16 19:18:33 mx1 sendmail[5394]: kBH1IX53005394: from=vsankar, > size=2773, class=0, nrcpts=1, > msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 sm-mta[30713]: kBH1IXA2030713: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=2934, class=0, nrcpts=1, > msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, > relay=localhost.sankars.com [127.0.0.1] > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 sendmail[5394]: kBH1IX53005394: > [EMAIL PROTECTED], ctladdr=vsankar (1002/1002), delay=00:00:01, > xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=32773, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], > dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (kBH1IXA2030713 Message accepted for delivery) > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 dspam[20346]: Unable to create > directory: /var/dspam/data: Permission denied > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 dspam[20346]: Unable to open file for > writing: /var/dspam/data/vsankar/vsankar.stats: Permission denied > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 dspam[20346]: Unable to create > directory: /var/dspam/data: Permission denied > > Dec 16 19:18:34 mx1 sm-mta[4842]: kBH1IXA2030713: > to="|/usr/local/bin/dspam --user root --class=spam --source=error", > ctladdr=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (1/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, > mailer=prog, pri=33163, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent > > I had set the ownership of all files in /var/dspam to _dspam:_dspam > initially. After these errors, I tried various combinations of users and > groups (root:wheel, _dspam:wheel, smmsp:smmsp and also tried chmod 777. > I get the same errors regardless. > > Please let me know if you have any suggestions. > > Thanks very much, > > Vijay > -- Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng. ForeTell Technologies Limited 59 Flamingo Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J 0X6 Phone: 204 885 9535, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
