>> we have solved the problem! >> The history: >> Squirrelmail was running before a suse linux online update, but not >> after >> it. >> The message of the Squirrelmail configtest after the update was: >> ERROR: Data dir (/var/spool/squirrelmail/data/) does not exist! >> >> This error message is wrong. The Data dir /var/spool/squirrelmail/data/ >> exists. The absolute path of the data dir is outside of the htdocs tree. >> With the Data dir and the attachment dir inside of the htdocs tree >> (/srv/www/htdocs/squirrelmail) the Squirrelmail is running again. >> It seems to be a security problem of PHP, but safe_mode is set to off >> and open_basedir is not set. > > You have *avoided* your problem, not solved it. It does sound > suspiciously to me like one of the directories /var, /var/spool or > /var/spool/squirrelmail does not have execute permission for the > "other" class of user - and you ignored the suggestion to investigate > this matter. The point of having data and attachments OUTSIDE the > htdocs tree is intentional and plenty of people successfully run it > this way - a more secure way to do so. > the directories /var, /var/spool and /var/spool/squirrelmail have all execute permission for the "other" class of user: /var/spool # ls -lisa total 183080 328322 4 drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Dec 7 2007 . 328321 4 drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Dec 7 2007 .. 361261 4 drwxr-xr-x 4 wwwrun root 4096 Dec 6 2007 squirrelmail Bernd schreiber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > ----- > squirrelmail-users mailing list > Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines > List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user > List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
