Re: [gentoo-user] executing a command as a nologin user

[wabe]

jens w <jw@××××××.eu> wrote:

> Am Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:59:16 +0200
> schrieb Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>:
>
> > On 12/07/2016 22:39, jens w wrote:
> > > Am Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:17:42 +0200
> > > schrieb wabe <wabenbau@×××××.com>:
> > >
> > >> jens w <jw@××××××.eu> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> .procmailrc
> > >>> :0 c
> > >>> * !^X-Loop: name@×××××××.com
> > >>> | formail -X "From:" | $HOME/bin/script.sh
> > >>>
> > >>> procmail.log
> > >>> procmail: Executing " formail -X "From:" | $HOME/bin/script.sh
> > >>>
> > >>> for incoming mail, a script is executed. logfile has the same
> > >>> entry as it is in other users. but the script do nothing.
> > >>>
> > >>> How executing a command as a nologin user?
> > >>
> > >> Is script.sh readable and executable for the procmail user?
> > >>
> > >> Does script.sh contain a definition for a command interpreter
> > >> (something like #!/bin/sh)?
> > >
> > > yes and yes.
> > > it works for default user. it does not work for nologin user.
> > > as workaround I forward the mail to a helper-user, and process it
> > > there
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > does that nologin user have a mailbox? A real one, actually on the
> > disk?
>
> real user, real unix useraccount. we will exchange confidential news,
> but the user can't use pgp. so he has a local mailaccount, so we
> change news via ssl over my mailserver.
> when a message arrives for the user, I will send a alert to his
> aol-account.
>
> I test the script before, but it works not on nologin-user.

Are you sure that the HOME envar is defined for the "nologin-user"?

Is there a existing home directory defined in /etc/passwd for this 
user?

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Regards
wabe