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24.9.39.20 DontBlameSendmail=IncludeFileInGroupWritableDirPath
Generally, files that are included with the :include: (?§13.2 on page 486) directive from
inside an aliases file must live in a directory path, all components of which must be writable
only by root or the trusted user specified in the TrustedUser option (?§24.9.122 on page
1112). But some sites find it easier to administer mailing lists when administrators can add
files without the need to become root eachtime. By setting the group-writable permission
on the directory in the directory path, you can enable anyone in that group to create new
files. (Of course, he might still need to be root to add new references to the aliases file.) If
you set group-write permission, however, sendmail will ignore the :include: files in that
directory and will log this error:
:include:/path... Cannot open /path: Group-writable directory
If you need to maintain group-writable directory paths for :include: files, you can enable
this item. By enabling this IncludeFileInGroupWritableDirPath item, you will increase risk,
but allow :include: files to live in group-writable directory paths.
24.9.39.21 DontBlameSendmail=IncludeFileInUnsafeDirPath
Files that are included with the :include: (?§13.
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