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re-exec of exim (/usr/exim/bin/exim) with -q failed: Permission denied
Hello,

I'm attempting to get exim 4.05 running on AIX 4.3.3. I'm having some kind
of a problem with permissions. Below is the output of
/usr/exim/bin/exim -d -v -q30m -bd

Exim version 4.05 uid=0 gid=7 pid=16306 L=834cd8 D=fff7577f
probably ndbm
changed uid/gid: forcing real = effective
uid=0 gid=7
auxiliary group list: <none>
trusted user
admin user
originator: uid=0 gid=7 login=root name=
listening on all interfaces (IPv4) port 2525
pid written to /var/spool/exim/exim-daemon.pid
changed uid/gid: running the daemon
uid=213 gid=6
auxiliary group list: <none>
LOG: MAIN
exim 4.05 daemon started: pid=16306, -q30m, listening for SMTP on port
2525 (IPv4)
set_process_info: 16306 daemon: -q30m, listening for SMTP
daemon running with uid=213 gid=6 euid=213 egid=6
SIGALRM received
Starting queue-runner: pid 3534
exec /usr/exim/bin/exim -q
LOG: MAIN PANIC DIE
re-exec of exim (/usr/exim/bin/exim) with -q failed: Permission denied
search_tidyup called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exim pid=3534 terminating with rc=1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1 queue-runner process running
Listening...

I looked in the FAQ, and it implies that this error is usually because exim
doesn't know its own path, however exim -bP exim_path is OK. The exim
binary permissions look like this

-rwsr-xr-x 1 root mail 1332004 Jul 12 13:04 exim-4.05-3

Everything in the bin directory is owned by root, and all other files are
owned by user exim. Can anyone help me with this please? I've looked at
everything I can think of and still have not found the problem.

Thanks

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Anjan Sen
System Services, Hursley.
Tel: Internal: 24 7558, External: +44 (0)1962 817558
IBM ASA/ASP/SP certified. RedHat Certified Engineer.
re-exec of exim (/usr/exim/bin/exim) with -q failed: Permission denied [ In reply to ]
Sorted. It was a stupid directory permissions thing. About the only one I'd
failed to check was /usr/exim, and that was the culprit.

--
Anjan Sen
System Services, Hursley.
Tel: Internal: 24 7558, External: +44 (0)1962 817558
IBM ASA/ASP/SP certified. RedHat Certified Engineer.