Solved (Was: Re: [Mailman-Users] URGENT HELP SOUGHT)

[Andy McClements]

Thanx all for your replies,

However I found the problem. I was advised (last week, by George Feil) to
check for duplicate python installs on my system, and did so, but somehow
missed the fact there *WAS* an old installation. DOH !

When I sorted this out, and re-set the passwords, the admin pages were
accessible.

Cheers,

Andy McClements

(and sorry for shouting !)


>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 11:18 AM
>> >> To: mailman-users at python.org
>> >> Subject: [Mailman-Users] password problems on new install
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi All,
>> >>
>> >> I've just installed Mailman 1.0rc2 without any obvious problems.
>> >>
>> >> When I create a new list using the newlist script, as per
>> >> INSTALL Section
>> >> 5. called "test-list", with my own address as the administrator, I am
>> >> mailed the instructions, including the password provided to "newlist".
>> >>
>> >> However when I go to the admin web interface at
>> >> http://my.list.server/mailman/admin.cgi/test-list,
>> >> I am told "Sorry, wrong password. Try again."
>> >>
>> >> I've also created a password using "mmsitepass", but this is
>> >> also rejected.
>> >>
>> >> What's happening ? TIA !
>> >>
>> >> Andy McClements
>> >> London
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The system is running:
>> >>
>> >> RedHat Linux 5.2
>> >> gcc 2.7.2.3
>> >> Apache 1.3.6 (compiled on this system)
>> >> Python 1.5.2 (compiled on this system)
>> >>
>> >> configured using:
>> >>
>> >> $prefix=/usr/local/mailman
>> >> --with-python=/usr/local/bin/python
>> >> --with-mail-gid=mail
>> >> --with-cgi-gid=nobody
>> >> --with-cgi-ext=.cgi
>> >>
>> >> I correctly set the permissions on the $prefix directory.
>> >>
>> >> I added to httpd.conf:
>> >>
>> >> Alias /pipermail "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/"
>> >>
>> >> <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public">
>> >>     Options FollowSymLinks
>> >>     AllowOverride None
>> >>     Order allow,deny
>> >>     Allow from all
>> >> </Directory>
>> >>
>> >> ScriptAlias /mailman/ "/usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin/"
>> >>
>> >> <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin">
>> >>    AllowOverride None
>> >>    Options Indexes ExecCGI
>> >>    Order allow,deny
>> >>    Allow from all
>> >> </Directory>