boot time problem

From: giamma (gmario.tamagnone_at_libero.it)
Date: 08/08/03

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    To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org>
    Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 02:24:03 +0200
    
    

    Hello to all the list. I have an ugly problem at boot time, maybe in a rc*
    script. At boot time i can read this lines on the screen:
    [snip]
    can not chdir(/var/spool/clientmqueue/) : Permission denied.
    Program mode requires special privileges, e.g. root or TrustedUser.
    [snip]
    Now I try to login as normal user: login:giamma password:xxxxx
    i get the error: can't find root directory (Arrrrgh!)
    If I login as superuser i have no problem, and i can see that the user
    directory is present, also the / dir. If I try doing #su giamma
    I get the error: su:/bin/csh:permission denied. duh! What's happening?
    Also if I try doing something like #sendmail stop I get the same error at the
    top.
    mmm. Let me see. Sure it's a sendmail problem, but where's the mistake?
    I haven't touched /etc/rc.sendmail, nor /etc/rc.d/sendmail at all.
    Also /etc/password, /etc/groups look good. I've only tried to modify
    /boot/loader.conf (hostname, boot verbose, loading modules)
    but I've not touched sendmail at all! Someone have any idea? I've tried to
    look at the faq, but I haven't found anything that could fit the problem.
    What I did? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
    Greetings, Gianmario.

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