[cobalt-users] raq2 - mail - system error, can't open temporary file. Do you own it?

[David Liu <dyliu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

wise folks -

i recently used the cobalt's system reset script to get my raq2 back to 
it's original state.

seems to have worked (meaning that the sites are fine), though when i try 
retrieving mail via pop3 in eudora, i get the following error:
"system error, can't open temporary file. Do you own it?"

also on a side note, when i su to another user while logged in as root or 
someuser, i get the error "while opening UTMP file: Permission denied"

clearly, i have permission problems...

i have looked in /var/spool/mail for the ".username.pop" files but none 
exist. the current permissions are set at u+rw.

the /var/spool/mail directory is a symlink to /home/spool/mail

i have checked the qpopper faq, usenet, cobalt's resources, and various 
pages on google's search...

can you folks give me a hand with this?

thanks!
dave