Debian bug report logs - #1704
in.pop3d incompatibility w/ fix

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Subject: Re: Bug#1704: in.pop3d incompatibility w/ fix
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Bernd S. Brentrup wrote:
> Package: netstd
> Version: 1.18
> Revision: 1
> Maintainer: Peter Tobias <tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de>
> 
> The in.pop3d server fails to open a user's maildrop.
> strace shows a setuid to <pop-uid> just before a failing attempt to create a
> temporary file in /var/spool/mail.
> 
> Quick fix: edit inetd.conf to run in.pop3d as root.mail

I'll probably fix the problem in the program itself. Using root.mail
has the disadvantage that it won't work from the command line (pop3d
can be used from the command line) and the program will always run under
this gid. Anyway, I'll fix it this weekend.

> netstd.postinst should at least warn about this incompatibility

No, that's not the purpose of the postinst file :).


munter bleiben

Peter

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Subject: in.pop3d incompatibility w/ fix
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Package: netstd
Version: 1.18
Revision: 1
Maintainer: Peter Tobias <tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de>

The in.pop3d server fails to open a user's maildrop.
strace shows a setuid to <pop-uid> just before a failing attempt to create a
temporary file in /var/spool/mail.

Quick fix: edit inetd.conf to run in.pop3d as root.mail

netstd.postinst should at least warn about this incompatibility

-- Siggy (the middle S.)