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Nigel Metheringham edited this page Nov 29, 2012 · 2 revisions

Q5035

Question

Does Exim run with different permissions between -bt and -bh, or between verifying and actual sending?

Answer

Yes. For -bt it runs as root, as it would when delivering a message. For -bh, -bv, and when actually receiving a message, it runs as the Exim user.


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