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6 # the sendmail distribution.
11 This file gives some hints how to configure and run sendmail for
14 Even though sendmail goes through great lengths to assure that it
18 been used to compromise the root account using sendmail as a vector.
20 sendmail without set-user-ID root, which avoids local exploits.
26 ** sendmail configuration without set-user-ID root **
29 sendmail needs to run as root for several purposes:
42 fulfilled by a sendmail daemon that is started by root.  Hence this
43 section explains how to use two sendmail configurations to accomplish
44 the goal to have a sendmail binary that is not set-user-ID root,
48 The default configuration starting with sendmail 8.12 uses one
49 sendmail binary which acts differently based on operation mode and
52 sendmail must be a set-group-ID (default group: smmsp, recommended
54 directory.  Two .cf files are required:  sendmail.cf for the daemon
58 -r-xr-sr-x	root   smmsp	... /PATH/TO/sendmail
61 -r--r--r--	root   wheel	... /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
67 That is, the owner of sendmail is root, the group is smmsp, and
81 sendmail.cf.  This selection can be changed by -Ac or -Am (alternative
86 /PATH/TO/sendmail -L sm-mta -bd -q1h
91 Notice: if you run sendmail from inetd (which in general is not a
105 /PATH/TO/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue -Ac -q30m
107 If the option UseMSP is not set, sendmail will complain during
121 sendmail.cf	For the MTA (mail transmission agent)
124 		/PATH/TO/sendmail -L sm-mta -bd -q1h
135 		/PATH/TO/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue -Ac -q30m
150 STARTTLS: If sendmail is compiled with STARTTLS support on a platform
170 sendmail -bv may give misleading output for normal users since it
187 to install a sendmail program to act as daemon etc under the name
194 If you really have to install sendmail set-user-ID root, first build
195 the sendmail package normally using