[Dovecot] Dovecot's deliver trouble (...probably bug?)

[John Peacock]

Serge D wrote:
>   1) the problem with deliver (...I'm not sure it's a really bug). Here 
> is relevant part
> of my /var/log/messages :
> -------
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>): 
> auth input: serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>): 
> auth input: home=//var/spool/mail/test.net/serge//
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>): 
> auth input: uid=500
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>): 
> auth input: gid=12
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net <mailto:serge at test.net>): 
> setuid(500) failed: Operation not permitted
> -------

Deliver is not being run as root, so it cannot change UID to "serge" user...

John

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