Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!homxb!ho7cad!wjc From: wjc@ho7cad.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: Using RMAIL under HPUX Message-ID: <245@ho7cad.ATT.COM> Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 20:10:20 EST Article-I.D.: ho7cad.245 Posted: Sun Nov 29 20:10:20 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Dec-87 02:53:57 EST References: <8711251805.AA02481@mitre-bedford.ARPA> Sender: nuucp@ho7cad.ATT.COM Distribution: world Lines: 17 In-reply-to: tgw@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA.UUCP's message of 25 Nov 87 18:04:59 GMT > under HP-UX. When I execute M-x rmail I receive the following message: > --------------------------------- > movemail: error creating lock file > --------------------------------- .... > Rmail seems to work when I log in as root, but not any other user. > Anything I might have missed? Lucky you. This one's really easy (same thing happened to me first time around). Go to the GNU emacs "etc" directory. Be "root" and "chgrp mail movemail", "chmod g+s movemail". The movemail program needs permission to create a lock file in you system mail directory while it empties your mailbox. (This has nothing to do with the GNU emacs lock files.) Bill Carpenter (AT&T gateways)!ho5cad!wjc HO 1L-410, (201)949-8392