forward file found in that directory with the following warning:
user... forward: /path: Group-writable directory
To prevent this warning but allow sendmail to honor that ~/.forward file??”but at increased
risk to your system??”you can enable this item. By enabling this ForwardFile-
InGroupWritableDirPath item, you increase risk but allow ~/.forward files (?§13.8 on page
500) to reside in group-writable directory paths.
24.9.39.8 DontBlameSendmail=ForwardFileInUnsafeDirPath
Generally, ~/.forward files (?§13.8 on page 500) must live in safe directory paths. A directory
pathis safe when all components are writable only by root, and when its last
component is writable only by root or the owner. If some component of the path to a user??™s
home is unsafe, one of the following messages will be printed and logged when mail is sent
to that user:
user... forward: /path: Group-writable directory
user... forward: /path: World-writable directory
When this message is printed, sendmail refuses to honor that user??™s ~/.forward file.
If your site places user homes under directory paths that are unsafe, and if you are unable
to correct this flaw, you might need to enable this item. By enabling this
ForwardFileInUnsafeDirPath item, you increase risk but allow sendmail to honor ~/.forward
files that live in unsafe directory paths. (Also see ForwardFileInUnsafeDirPathSafe in the
next section.
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