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Peter Terpstra

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Nov 21, 2008, 8:28:10 AM11/21/08
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Dear Readers,
When i do `postfix check' is get this message:
postsuper: fatal: scan_dir_push: open directory defer/6: Permission denied

What can i do about it?

It running on debian sid/lenny and it cloned from a other server.

Thanks in advantage!

Kind Regards,

Peter


Klaus Zerwes

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Nov 21, 2008, 8:51:19 AM11/21/08
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Peter Terpstra wrote:
> Dear Readers,
> When i do `postfix check' is get this message:
> postsuper: fatal: scan_dir_push: open directory defer/6: Permission denied
>
> What can i do about it?
>
> It running on debian sid/lenny and it cloned from a other server.

It seems the cloning messed up your file permissions ... How did you
transfer the old installation to the new server?

ls -l /var/spool/postfix/defer/

And check the permissions of all files regarding postfix ...

see: /etc/postfix/postfix-files

>
> Thanks in advantage!
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Peter


Klaus Zerwes


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Peter Terpstra

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Nov 21, 2008, 3:14:19 PM11/21/08
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Klaus Zerwes wrote:

> It seems the cloning messed up your file permissions ... How did you
> transfer the old installation to the new server?

With tar and ssh.

> ls -l /var/spool/postfix/defer/
>
> And check the permissions of all files regarding postfix ...

Ah thanks, that was the right answer.

Kind Regards,

Peter


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