[Mailman-Users] Cannot exec /etc/mail/smrsh: Permission denied

[Mark Sapiro]

John Espiro wrote:

>When I send a message to the mailing list I get:
>
> sm-mta[16327]: p0SJuInx016321: SYSERR(root): Cannot exec
>/etc/mail/smrsh: Permission denied
>Jan 28 19:56:22 sm-mta[16326]: p0SJuInx016321:
>to="|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post LISTNAME", ctladdr=<ADDRESS>
>(8/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, pri=31689,
>dsn=4.0.0, stat=Operating system error
>
>System: Ubuntu 10.10 Server 64bit
>
>I've read through this:
>
>http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-install/node32.html
>
>grep smrsh /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
>#####  $Id: smrsh.m4,v 8.14 1999/11/18 05:06:23 ca Exp $  #####
>Mprog,  P=/etc/mail/smrsh, F=lsDFM
>
>smrsh is in: :/usr/lib/sm.bin
>
>In /usr/lib/sm.bin, I ran: ln -s /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman mailman
>In /etc/mail/smrsh, I ran: ln -s /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman mailman
>
>
>Still, the problem persists.  I am sure this must be a permissions
>issue, then again, maybe not.
>
>Other data:
>uid=51(smmsp) gid=51(smmsp) groups=51(smmsp),45(sasl)
>uid=103(smmta) gid=106(smmta) groups=106(smmta),45(sasl)
>uid=8(mail) gid=8(mail) groups=8(mail)
>
>ls -la /etc/mail/smrsh
>drwsr-sr-x 2 root  root  4096 2011-01-28 19:31 .


What are the permissions on /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman? are all
directories world searchable and the file world executable?


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