FAQ / Routing for local delivery / Q0430
Q0430
Question
Whenever Exim tries to route a local address, it gives a permission denied error for the .forward file, like this:
1998-08-10 16:55:32 0z5y2W-0000B8-00 == xxxx@yyy.zzz <xxxx@yyy.zz> D=userforward defer (-1): failed to open /home/xxxx/.forward (userforward router): Permission denied (euid=1234 egid=101)
Answer
Have you remembered to make Exim setuid root?
FAQ / Routing for local delivery / Q0430