Ng Tze Yang
2005-Sep-28 03:13 UTC
[Pkg-exim4-users] "re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed: Permission denied"
Hi,
I''m using debian exim packages exim4_4.52-2_all.deb,
exim4-daemon-light_4.52-2_i386.deb, exim4-base_4.52-2_i386.deb,
exim4-config_4.52-2_all.deb on 2 machines, machine_A and machine_B.
I''m encountering "re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q
failed:
Permission denied" for machine_A, out of no good reason (i''m not
sure if
i had done any apt-get upgrade for other packages though). machine_B
doesn''t encounter any error, despite sharing the same packages.
I''m looked at the previous postings and checked /usr/sbin and
/usr/sbin/exim permissions ...
For both machines, i have:
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 8192 Sep 28 10:28 /usr/sbin
> -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 650124 Aug 21 17:48 /usr/sbin/exim4
I understand that my posting here may be inappropriate as the
machine_A''s problem may be due to other non-exim dependencies. But
i''m
totally lost, having no idea of how to resolve the problem. Any pointers
would be greatly appreciated.
The following is what i''ve extracted from machine_A''s
/var/log/exim/mainlong, illustrating the portion when things start going
wrong:
2005-09-04 17:32:13 exim 4.52 daemon started: pid=2469, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25
2005-09-04 17:32:14 Start queue run: pid=2474
2005-09-04 17:32:15 End queue run: pid=2474
2005-09-04 18:02:14 Start queue run: pid=2909
2005-09-04 18:02:14 End queue run: pid=2909
2005-09-04 18:14:48 exim 4.52 daemon started: pid=2505, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25
2005-09-04 18:14:48 Start queue run: pid=2510
2005-09-04 18:14:49 End queue run: pid=2510
2005-09-04 10:34:06 exim 4.52 daemon started: pid=2497, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25
2005-09-04 10:34:06 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-04 12:32:55 exim 4.52 daemon started: pid=2502, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25
2005-09-04 12:32:55 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 01:02:23 exim 4.52 daemon started: pid=2503, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25
2005-09-05 01:02:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 01:32:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 02:02:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 02:32:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 03:02:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 03:32:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 04:02:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
2005-09-05 04:32:23 re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed:
Permission denied
Very BIG THANKS in a advance ...
--
"Coding Ain''t Done ''Til All the Tests Run"
... Pragmatic Programmers
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler."
... Albert Einstein
--
Ng Tze Yang
Software Application Developer
IC Resource Pte Ltd
Blk 3, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2A,
#06-01, AMK Tech 1, Singapore 568050
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Fax: (65) 64520098
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Tony Finch
2005-Sep-28 10:42 UTC
[Pkg-exim4-users] "re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed: Permission denied"
Ng Tze Yang <ngty@icresource.com.sg> wrote:> > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 8192 Sep 28 10:28 /usr/sbin > > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 650124 Aug 21 17:48 /usr/sbin/exim4what about / and /usr ? Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <dot@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ EAST NORTHERN SECTION: IN NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR. IN NORTHEAST, EAST OR NORTHEAST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 7.
Ng Tze Yang
2005-Sep-28 10:59 UTC
[Pkg-exim4-users] "re-exec of exim (/usr/sbin/exim4) with -q failed: Permission denied"
I''ve checked and found that the problem lies with access mode of /usr, here''s machine_A''s entry: > drwxrws--- 13 root backup 4096 Sep 4 18:26 /usr The reason for that funny entry is that i had changed the partition of /usr due to the running out of HD space sometime back, and that was the time the exim problem started. On changing the access mode back to: > drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Sep 4 18:26 /usr Everything works ... Cheers !!! = Tony Finch wrote:>Ng Tze Yang <ngty@icresource.com.sg> wrote: > > >>>drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 8192 Sep 28 10:28 /usr/sbin >>>-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 650124 Aug 21 17:48 /usr/sbin/exim4 >>> >>> > >what about / and /usr ? > >Tony. > >-- "Coding Ain''t Done ''Til All the Tests Run" ... Pragmatic Programmers "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler." ... Albert Einstein -- Ng Tze Yang Software Application Developer IC Resource Pte Ltd Blk 3, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2A, #06-01, AMK Tech 1, Singapore 568050 Tel: (65) 65520098 Fax: (65) 64520098 Website: www.icresource.com.sg