[BlueOnyx:03462] Re: db files in /etc/mail owned by smmsp

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 12:54 -0600, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
> wrote:
>   
>> Gerald Waugh wrote:
>>     
>>> -rw-r----- 1 smmsp root  12288 Jan 26 17:20 access.db
>>> -rw-r----- 1 smmsp smmsp 12288 Jan 26 17:20 aliases.db
>>> -rw-r----- 1 smmsp smmsp 24576 Jan 26 17:20 aliases.majordomo.db
>>> -rw-r----- 1 smmsp root  12288 Jan 26 17:20 mailertable.db
>>> -rw-r----- 1 smmsp root  45056 Jan 26 17:20 virtusertable.db
>>>
>>> Server had AV-SPAM installed and then removed...
>>> Not sure what goes on here
>>>       
>> That looks pretty standard for a BX installation.  Here's from a 
>> brand-new "virgin" install (no 3rd party pkgs/apps):
>>
>> [admin at bx1 ~]$ ls -lah /etc/mail | grep "smmsp"
>> -rw-r-----  1 smmsp root   12K Jan 26 01:01 access.db
>> -rw-r-----  1 smmsp smmsp  12K Jan 29 10:31 aliases.db
>> -rw-r-----  1 smmsp smmsp  12K Jan 29 10:31 aliases.majordomo.db
>> -rw-r-----  1 smmsp root   12K Jan 26 01:01 mailertable.db
>> -rw-r-----  1 smmsp root   40K Jan 26 00:25 virtusertable.db
>>     
>
> Thanks Chris,
>
> The server admin had soalrspeed av-spam, and removed it.
> Now email problems, maillog full of procmail EX-TEMPFAIL
> I tried to makemap hash the /etc/mail*.db files, but get permission
> denied.
> tried to su to smmsp, bit no go.
> So how can I rebuild the .db files
>
> Gerald
>
> Gerald 
>   
Do I presume correctly that you did the makemap hash as root?  (You were 
sure to "su -")   Because as admin you wouldn't be able to, but root 
should have permission over, well, everything.

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