[Mailman-Users] Cron errors: Failed to access config info

[George F. Nemeyer]

Hello!

I'm new to the list, having just installed Mailman yesterday.  It's on a
slackware linux box, GCC 2.7.2.3 with freshly installed python.  It seems
to be working, but the cron jobs all gripe in a similar way. I found
similar questions to this in the list archive, but none seem to have an
answer that fits.  This might be a FAQ candidate. 

Below is what I'm seeing.   'check_perms' says everything's ok.  I'm
guessing it has something to do with the 'config.db' in each list, but I'm
not sure as I'm a hardware person, not a program sort.  Any help would be
appreciated. 

George Nemeyer
Tigerden Internet Services 


Subject: cron: /usr/local/bin/python /home/mailman/cron/gate_news

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/home/mailman/cron/gate_news", line 119, in ?
    main()
  File "/home/mailman/cron/gate_news", line 58, in main
    mlist = MailList.MailList(name, lock=0)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 60, in __init__
    self.Load()
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 788, in Load
    raise Errors.MMBadListError, 'Failed to access config info'
MMBadListError: Failed to access config info

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Subject: cron: /usr/local/bin/python /home/mailman/cron/checkdbs

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/home/mailman/cron/checkdbs", line 77, in ?
    main(verbose=(len(sys.argv) > 1
  File "/home/mailman/cron/checkdbs", line 34, in main
    list = MailList.MailList(name, lock = 0)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 60, in __init__
    self.Load()
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 788, in Load
    raise Errors.MMBadListError, 'Failed to access config info'
MMBadListError: Failed to access config info

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Subject: cron: /usr/local/bin/python /home/mailman/cron/senddigests

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/home/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 41, in ?
    main()
  File "/home/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 35, in main
    list = MailList.MailList(name, lock=0)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 60, in __init__
    self.Load()
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 788, in Load
    raise Errors.MMBadListError, 'Failed to access config info'
MMBadListError: Failed to access config info