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| author | Phil Pennock <pdp@exim.org> | 2010-06-05 10:04:43 +0000 |
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| committer | Phil Pennock <pdp@exim.org> | 2010-06-05 10:04:43 +0000 |
| commit | a29e5231ac02b045d8fdd5610abac3c38131366f (patch) | |
| tree | 7437df3e4cf0bf522644d639e83e5cb3f9809b92 /doc/doc-docbook | |
| parent | 89dd51cd40dadd2a3eae7de7057be3fa5ccefc8f (diff) | |
Add permit_coredump pipe transport option. Fixes: #834
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 493c55445..2a69fcf59 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.75 2010/06/05 09:10:08 pdp Exp $ +. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.76 2010/06/05 10:04:43 pdp Exp $ . . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is @@ -21075,6 +21075,17 @@ sought in the PATH directories, in the usual way. &*Warning*&: This does not apply to a command specified as a transport filter. +.option permit_coredump pipe boolean false +Normally Exim inhibits core-dumps during delivery. If you have a need to get +a core-dump of a pipe command, enable this command. This enables core-dumps +during delivery and affects both the Exim binary and the pipe command run. +It is recommended that this option remain off unless and until you have a need +for it and that this only be enabled when needed, as the risk of excessive +resource consumption can be quite high. Note also that Exim is typically +installed as a setuid binary and most operating systems will inhibit coredumps +of these by default, so further OS-specific action may be required. + + .option pipe_as_creator pipe boolean false .cindex "uid (user id)" "local delivery" If the generic &%user%& option is not set and this option is true, the delivery |