su - root enter password chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail That should do it. mike Goetz Goerisch wrote:
Hello, I just installed a fresh system on a Raq4 and if I use Pine I get a "Mailbox vulnerable - directory /var/spool/mail must have 1777 protection" at the start. How do I fix this? My permissions of /var/spool/mail are "drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail" Sorry for this newbie question. Thanks Goetz