elm problem

[dictum9]

hp-ux 11.0
Elm $Revision: 1.17.214.4 $

I am trying to start elm and getting the following:

Waiting to read mailbox while mail is being received: attempt #0
(goes on until attempt #6)

Timed out - removing current lock file...
Couldn't remove the current lock file /var/mail/dladba.lock
** No such file or directory **

[John Kittel · Accepted solution]

elm neds to belong to group "mail" and have setuid bit set.

should look like this:

ll /usr/bin/elm
-r-xr-sr-x 1 bin mail 507904 Nov 14 2000 /usr/bin/elm


If yours it not, you could set it like this:

chmod 2555 /usr/bin/elm

[John Kittel]

Sorry, meant to say it needs setgid bit set. THe other information ( how to check, how to set) is correct.

[Sandman!]

Hi,

The permissions on the /usr/bin/elm need to be 2555 i.e. read/execute for all along with the setgid bit on.

The permissions on /usr/bin/elm should look like...(Note the "s" in the group permissions)

# ll /usr/bin/elm
-r-xr-sr-x

cheers!

[dictum9]

Thank you. Permissions were good, but somehow ownership was root:sys.

Once I changed it, it works, although I cannot get it to receive any emails.

[Sandman!]

What are the permissions/ownership of your sendmail file, post the output of...

# ll /usr/sbin/sendmail

cheers!