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#4543 Cannot delete user mail in Webmin

1.730
closed-fixed
nobody
None
5
2017-11-23
2015-01-13
Jocelyne
No

When I try to delete user email in Webmin, I get the following error message:
Failed to open temp file /var/spool/mail/shauna.del : Permission denied

This started when I update webmin verions

Related

Bugs: #4543

Discussion

  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2015-01-13

    The work-around for this is to make /var/spool/mail world-writable, with a command like : chmod +w /var/spool/mail

    A better fix will be in the next Webmin release.

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2015-01-13
    • status: open --> closed-fixed
     
  • Chris Klomp

    Chris Klomp - 2015-01-20

    This work-around did not work for me!
    I'm getting: Failed to open temp file /var/mail/data.del : Permission denied
    And sudo chmod +w /var/mail did not resolve the issue.

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2015-01-20

    Does that data.del file already exist on your system?

     
  • Chris Klomp

    Chris Klomp - 2015-01-21

    No Jamie,

    There are no .del files for any of the mail accounts. And I cannot delete any messages anymore. It used to work before the latest update.

    Thank you, ll

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2015-01-22

    Another fix is to install the latest development version of Webmin from http://www.webmin.com/devel.html , that partially reverts the way mail files are written to the old behavior.

     
  • Chris Klomp

    Chris Klomp - 2015-01-25

    Thanks Jamie,

    1.731 does let me delete user mail again!

    :D

     
  • Chris Klomp

    Chris Klomp - 2015-01-25

    This bug is a duplicate of: 4533

     
  • suther

    suther - 2017-11-07

    Appears now in Webmin 1.860 (works like a charm before update of webmin!)

     
  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-11-08

    Known issue, will be fixed in the next release

     
  • Danny

    Danny - 2017-11-22

    Just to clarify, the old bug has now returned in v1.860? Every time I try to delete user mail I get the message: Failed to open temp file /var/mail/xxxx.del : No such file or directory

    Any idea on when the next release with a bug fix is due?

     
    • Jocelyne

      Jocelyne - 2017-11-22

      That was a problem that I had more than two years ago. I don't know why
      this has resurfaced. I have not sent any new messages and do not currently
      have this issue.

      ~~ Jocelyne

      From: Danny [mailto:b789pilot@users.sf.net]
      Sent: November-22-17 10:31 AM
      To: [webadmin:bugs]
      Subject: [webadmin:bugs] #4543 Cannot delete user mail in Webmin

      Just to clarify, the old bug has now returned in v1.860? Every time I try to
      delete user mail I get the message: Failed to open temp file
      /var/mail/xxxx.del : No such file or directory
      Any idea on when the next release with a bug fix is due?


      [bugs:#4543] https://sourceforge.net/p/webadmin/bugs/4543/ Cannot delete
      user mail in Webmin
      Status: closed-fixed
      Group: 1.730
      Created: Tue Jan 13, 2015 06:56 PM UTC by Jocelyne
      Last Updated: Wed Nov 08, 2017 04:33 AM UTC
      Owner: nobody
      When I try to delete user email in Webmin, I get the following error
      message:
      Failed to open temp file /var/spool/mail/shauna.del : Permission denied
      This started when I update webmin verions


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  • Jamie Cameron

    Jamie Cameron - 2017-11-23

    This is a new bug, that looks similar to but is unrelated to the original. If you need a quick fix, get the 1.861 (or later) development version of Webmin from http://www.webmin.com/devel.html

     

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