Fwd: Re: [Mailman-Users] Installation problem

[Eric Evans]

Hi,

Yes I am in fact using Python 2.2, but unfortunately I still can't get 
configure to run.  This is very frustrating.  If anybody has any further 
suggestions on how to get this thing to work, I would really appreciate 
hearing them.  Thanks....

Eric Evans

>it sounds to me like you have an old version of python.
>get 2.2 from www.python.org, and see if that fixes your problems..
>
>-tom
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eric Evans" <eje4 at cornell.edu>
>To: <mailman-users at python.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 2:26 PM
>Subject: [Mailman-Users] Installation problem
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have not been able to install Mailman, and I'm hoping someone out
>there
> > may be able to offer some helpful advice.
> >
> > Configuration: I'm on a Sun workstation with Solaris 8, and running
>NIS.  I
> > have created a user called mailman, and a group called mailman.  The
> > mailman user is listed in the local passwd file, i.e. /etc/passwd/.
>The
> > mailman home directory is /usersm/mailman, and it is owned by user
> > mailman.  The setgid bit is set on this directory.  I am logged in as
>user
> > mailman when I try to run the installation.
> >
> > The problem is that when I run ./configure --prefix=/usersm/mailman,
>it
> > fails with the following error messages:
> >
> > checking for --with-username... mailman
> > checking for mailman UID... Traceback (most recent call last):
> >    File "conftest.py", line 1, in ?
> >      import pwd, string
> > ImportError: No module named pwd
> > cat: cannot open conftest.out
> >
> > configure: error:
> > ***** No "mailman" user found!
> > ***** Your system must have a "mailman" user defined
> >
> > This is puzzling because I most definitely do have a mailman user
> > defined.  Can anyone help me figure out what the problem is here?
>Thanks
> > very much.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Eric Evans
> > Cornell Phonetics Lab
> > Ithaca, NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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