Re: [AMaViS-user] amavisd-new 2.6.x does not run chrooted on *BSD

[Mark M. <Mar...@ij...>]

Helmut,

> > Indeed, thanks for a bug report, amavisd-new-2.6.0 drops privileges
> > too early. Until I have this fixed, please provide a chroot directory
> > through a command line using option -R, e.g.:
> > # amavisd -R /var/amavis

The following patch should fix the problem:

--- amavisd.orig	2008-04-23 20:50:05.000000000 +0200
+++ amavisd	2008-05-28 14:52:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -12550,6 +12550,5 @@
 
 if ($> != 0 && $< != 0) {}  # dropping of privs is not needed
-elsif (defined $daemon_chroot_dir_override &&
-       $daemon_chroot_dir_override ne '') {
+elsif (defined $daemon_chroot_dir && $daemon_chroot_dir ne '') {
   # dropping of privs now would prevent later chroot and is to be skipped
 } else {  # drop privileges, unless needed for chrooting



Mark