pop3/imap server - possibly stupid question

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mo, den 16.08.2004 schrieb James Wilkinson um 18:37:

> # For various security reasons, postfix WILL NOT deliver mail as root, so
> # ensure that the root alias is aliased to a HUMAN user, as otherwise
> # mail may get delivered to the $default_privs user (nobody).
> 
> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > Ok Samuel, this default setup of Postfix is new to me. Thanks for
> > pointing this out. I will have to read the Postfix documentation to
> > understand the "various security reasons".

> The exception is the final delivery to the mailbox, which is done with
> the rights of the owner of that mailbox. If that owner is root, then
> obviously that *would* make the "local" program run as root.

> James.

Thanks James for your reply. Especially from the quoted paragraph I now
understand well why it is "deliver mail _as_ root" and why it is
forbidden.

Alexander


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