-. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.4 2006/05/22 17:43:09 fanf2 Exp $
+. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.5 2006/05/31 19:34:57 fanf2 Exp $
.
. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
. This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is
user/password authenticator configuration might preserve the user name for use
in the routers. Note that this is not the same information that is saved in
&$sender_host_authenticated$&. When a message is submitted locally (that is,
-not over a TCP connection), the value of &$authenticated_id$& is the login name
-of the calling process.
+not over a TCP connection) and if the submitter is not a trusted user,
+the value of &$authenticated_id$& is the login name of the calling process.
.vitem &$authenticated_sender$&
.cindex "sender" "authenticated"
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.353 2006/05/22 18:44:24 fanf2 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.354 2006/05/31 19:34:57 fanf2 Exp $
Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
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TF/02 Call initgroups() when dropping privilege in exim.c, so that Exim runs with
consistent privilege compared to when running as a daemon.
+TF/03 Note in the spec that $authenticated_id is not set for local
+ submissions from trusted users.
+
+
Exim version 4.62
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