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---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- Error: open(/var/mail/user.lock) failed: Permission denied Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/user: Permission denied ---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- or with 1.0-stable/test releases: ---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- open(/var/spool/mail/.temp.host.1234.abcdefg) failed: Permission denied file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/user: Permission denied ---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since v0.99.10.9 it's possible to fix this by adding to config file: ---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- mail_extra_groups = mail ---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- or whatever group owns your /var/mail directory. Keeping sticky bit ('chmod +t') for /var/mail might still be a good idea for extra security. SELinux ======= If the above didn't help, it could have been caused by SELinux permissions. Try if disabling it helps. (This file was created from the wiki on 2010-05-24 04:42)