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New release note: smmsp/mailnull users.

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Bruce A. Mah 2002-01-23 18:49:43 +00:00
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<filename>.mc</filename> files; generalized map rebuilding;
rebuilding the aliases file; and the ability to stop, start, and
restart <application>sendmail</application>. &merged;</para>
<para>The <username>smmsp</username> and
<username>mailnull</username> users have been added to
<filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename>. In the absence of a
<literal>confDEF_USER_ID</literal> setting, by default,
<application>sendmail</application> will use the
<username>mailnull</username> user for extra security.
Previously, if the <username>mailnull</username> user did not
exist, the <username>daemon</username> user was used. This
change may generate some permissions issues when mailing to
files or to programs (such as <port>mail/majordomo</port>).
&merged; The previous behavior can be restored by adding the
following line to a system's
<filename><replaceable>*</replaceable>.mc</filename>
configuration file:
<programlisting>define(`confDEF_USER_ID', `daemon')</programlisting>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

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<filename>.mc</filename> files; generalized map rebuilding;
rebuilding the aliases file; and the ability to stop, start, and
restart <application>sendmail</application>. &merged;</para>
<para>The <username>smmsp</username> and
<username>mailnull</username> users have been added to
<filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename>. In the absence of a
<literal>confDEF_USER_ID</literal> setting, by default,
<application>sendmail</application> will use the
<username>mailnull</username> user for extra security.
Previously, if the <username>mailnull</username> user did not
exist, the <username>daemon</username> user was used. This
change may generate some permissions issues when mailing to
files or to programs (such as <port>mail/majordomo</port>).
&merged; The previous behavior can be restored by adding the
following line to a system's
<filename><replaceable>*</replaceable>.mc</filename>
configuration file:
<programlisting>define(`confDEF_USER_ID', `daemon')</programlisting>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>