[Mailman-Users] password problems on new install

[George Feil]

I was experiencing the same problem, and just fixed it.  The cause seems to
be the fact that I had two versions of python (1.5.1, from the RedHat 5.2
installation, and 1.5.2, which I compiled myself).

Check to see if you have multiple versions of python installed, particularly
in different directories (/usr/local/bin and /usr/bin were the culprits in
my case).

George Feil
Chief Hacker
Stardragon Consulting, Inc.
http://www.stadragon.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailman-users-admin at python.org
> [mailto:mailman-users-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Andy McClements
> 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>
>
>
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