Bug#817244: exim4-base: cron noise re environment

The Wanderer wanderer at fastmail.fm
Thu Mar 10 14:35:13 UTC 2016


I get this same behavior.

> The Debian configuration sets add_environment:
> 
> ametzler at argenau:~$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment
> add_environment = <; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
> keep_environment =

$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bP | grep environment
LOG: MAIN
  WARNING: purging the environment.
 Suggested action: use keep_environment and add_environment.

add_environment =
keep_environment =

> Are you using Debian's configuration scheme?

As far as I know, yes; I certainly don't remember making any changes to
it. If my current exim4 configuration is not the Debian default, I'm
reasonably sure that's news to me.

> ametzler at argenau:~$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bV | tail -n1

$ /usr/sbin/exim4 -bV | tail -n1
Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated

> grep -rl _environment /etc/exim4/

$ grep -rl _environment /etc/exim4/
grep: /etc/exim4/passwd.client: Permission denied

-- 
   The Wanderer

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.         -- George Bernard Shaw

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