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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] executing a command as a nologin user
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:59:29
Message-Id: 57855A24.8030906@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] executing a command as a nologin user by jens w
1 On 12/07/2016 22:39, jens w wrote:
2 > Am Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:17:42 +0200
3 > schrieb wabe <wabenbau@×××××.com>:
4 >
5 >> jens w <jw@××××××.eu> wrote:
6 >>
7 >>> .procmailrc
8 >>> :0 c
9 >>> * !^X-Loop: name@×××××××.com
10 >>> | formail -X "From:" | $HOME/bin/script.sh
11 >>>
12 >>> procmail.log
13 >>> procmail: Executing " formail -X "From:" | $HOME/bin/script.sh
14 >>>
15 >>> for incoming mail, a script is executed. logfile has the same entry
16 >>> as it is in other users. but the script do nothing.
17 >>>
18 >>> How executing a command as a nologin user?
19 >>
20 >> Is script.sh readable and executable for the procmail user?
21 >>
22 >> Does script.sh contain a definition for a command interpreter
23 >> (something like #!/bin/sh)?
24 >
25 > yes and yes.
26 > it works for default user. it does not work for nologin user.
27 > as workaround I forward the mail to a helper-user, and process it there
28 >
29 >
30
31
32 does that nologin user have a mailbox? A real one, actually on the disk?
33
34 Alan

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Re: [gentoo-user] executing a command as a nologin user jens w <jw@××××××.eu>