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Re: procmail 'doesn't have a valid shell for mailing'

2001-10-24 14:17:17
Chris Fuchs asked,

| Procmail works when you pipe a file to it at a shell command line.  Seems
| like the new version of solaris is plugging potential security holes. What
| configuration or initialization files do I need to modify to give me
| privileges or permission so I can run procmail via the .forward file?

Usually that error message means that your login shell is not listed in
/etc/shells, so the MTA refuses to honor any pipe destinations in your
.forward (because they require invoking your login shell).

Either change your login shell to one that is listed in /etc/shells, or add
it to /etc/shells.

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