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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:28:48 -0400
From: Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
Subject: Re: Multiple users in fetchmail
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On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 10:31:13AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 02:02:04PM +0100, Jim George wrote:
> > in the Linux version of fetchmail I was able to run the daemon as
> > root and fetch/deliver mail (through procmail) for multipl users.
> > Reading the man/README/archives of this list, I don't appear to have
> > that option anymore.  I also don't appear to be able to install/run
> > to instances of the same service under different user IDs.
> 
> Try running fetchmail in daemon mode as service under SYSTEM account.

Grep-ing the fetchmail code, I get the following:

    $ grep 'set.*uid' *.c
    sink.c:    seteuid(ctl->uid);
    sink.c:    seteuid(0);

So, I presume that I will have to change the second hit above to:

    seteuid(18);

I will do so and report back to the list.

Jason

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