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nixos/exim: create spoolDir as home directory #385624

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This fixes an issue causing exim.service to fail starting unless the spool directory already exists or the exim user is allowed to create it.

Note: there is a competing fix at #385623

Resolves #385522
Closes #385623

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  • Built on platform(s)
    • x86_64-linux
    • aarch64-linux
    • x86_64-darwin
    • aarch64-darwin
  • For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
    • sandbox = relaxed
    • sandbox = true
  • Tested, as applicable:
  • Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
  • Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
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    • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
    • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
    • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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This fixes an issue causing exim.service to fail starting unless the
spool directory already exists or the exim user is allowed to create
it.

Closes NixOS#385522
@github-actions github-actions bot added 6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 8.has: module (update) This PR changes an existing module in `nixos/` labels Feb 27, 2025
@github-actions github-actions bot added 10.rebuild-darwin: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Darwin 10.rebuild-linux: 1-10 labels Feb 27, 2025
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exim: error while starting the service: cannot create directory ‘/var/spool/exim’: Permission denied
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