> On Dec 13, 2018, at 2:33 PM, Paul Schmehl <paul.schm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> # ls -lsa /home/filter/.spamassassin/
>>> total 25056
>>> 2 drwx------ 2 1004 filter 512 Dec 10 21:45 .
>>
>> why is 1004 when it should be ascii usernamme ?
>>
>> what user is 1004 ?, its imho not known in your system
>>
>> id 1004
>
> 1004 is the uid of filter. It shouldn't make a difference since the ascii
> name and uid refer to the same account.
It makes all the difference, since "ls -l" shows that the uid does not
in fact resolve to that user name. Perhaps there's a syntax error
earlier in your passwd file? And perhaps the user is missing from the
"shadow" password file...
The user does not exist until "ls -l" is able to correctly identify the
files as belonging to the user.
--
Viktor.
