TR: [Mailman-Users] Pipermail don't process the list.mbox

[Richard Barrett]

At 18:31 11/04/2003, Sylvain Langlade wrote:
>I've just noticed something strange :
>
>0) "mailmanctl stop"
>
>1) "check_perms -f" : 6 errors fixed in my $varprefix/archives/private/adv,
>.../adv/attachments, .../adv/20030410, .../adv/20030411,
>.../adv/attachments/20030410, .../adv/attachments/20030411 directories ,
>permission 02775 is needed (fixing)
>
>2) "check_perms -f" : just checking... no problems anymore
>
>3) "arch --wipe adv" : rebuilding the archives, no problemo
>
>4) "check_perms -f" : 6 errors, the same as aboves, fixed again !
>
>
>Heeeeeeeeeeeelp !-)

I wonder if your problems are a result of the user id you are running 
things as.

Personally, I do the configure and install, check_perms, newlist and arch 
etc, and install the Mailman crontab under the mailman uid; because I have 
$exec-prefix=/usr/local/mailman I've given the mailman uid write 
permissions over $exec-prefix/mail and $exec-prefix/cgi-bin directories so 
that the mailman uid can install under /usr/local.

I run mailmanctl for, test purposes, using the mailman uid and for 
production, run mailmanctl from a startup script, thus as root uid, but 
mailmanctl setgid's to mailman uid in that case.

I've never had any of the problems you are experiencing which is what 
suggests to me that the user id you are running things as is the source of 
your problems.

Sorry, but offhand, I cannot suggest anything else to try.