Re: maidrop error: Unable to open mailbox (why?) Juan Miscaro:
> > Juan Miscaro:
> > > Please excuse the maildrop query on this list but the maildrop list
> > is
> > > sleepy.
> > > 
> > > I'm having a hell of a time getting postfix with virtual mailboxes
> > via
> > > courier/maildrop/mysql to work.  I've checked permissions and
> > > configurations over and over and can't find the source of the
> > error. 
> > > I'm running maildrop 2.0.2 on OpenBSD 4.2.
> > 
> > The error message means that the PRIVILEGES of the process do not
> > match the PERMISSIONS of the file.
> > 
> > You have been staring at the file PERMISSIONS part (what the file
> > owner can do, what members of the same group can do, and so on).
> > 
> > I suggest that you now begin to stare at the process PRIVILEGES
> > part (is it the same as the file owner, is it the same group as
> > the file group, and so on).
> 
> Thanks for taking the time.
> 
> I changed the ownership of maildrop to root and made it setuid.  No
> change.

DON'T SET THE PRIVILEGES ON THE EXECUTABLE FILE.

Instead configure POSTFIX so that it gives the proper privileges
to the maildrop process.

How to configure? You never explained how Postfix invokes maildrop.

	Wietse


