> -----Original Message----- > From: Wietse Venema > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 7:45 PM > > Howard Chu: > > Jason Pyeron wrote: > > > I am trying to understand why group and other permissions are set to 6. > > > > On some platforms the permission bits on sockets are completely > > ignored. The only way to control access is thru the permissions > > of the containing directory. > > Postfix has to work on a range of operating systems, not just Linux. > And that is why Postfix has restricted access to the public (owner > all+group execute) and private (owner only) directories.
Right - which is why I am asking about using 0666 vs 0600? This is not restrictive. In v3.6.2: postfix/src/util/unix_listen.c:96: if (fchmod(sock, 0666) < 0) postfix/src/util/unix_listen.c:99: if (chmod(addr, 0666) < 0) Which OS does postfix not work on if it is restricted to 0600 or 0660 ? -Jason
