[Mailman-Users] Install error - v2-beta (in /home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py)

[D Swart]

Problem installing. Tried FAQ, and scanned titles of this list.
Error occurs on step 6 of install - atttempt to create a test list.

Error report
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Traceback (innermost last):
  File "./bin/newlist", line 155, in ?
    main(sys.argv)
  File "./bin/newlist", line 112, in main
    mlist.Create(listname, owner_mail, pw)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 785, in Create
    self.Lock()
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 1345, in Lock
    self.Load()
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 894, in Load
    raise Errors.MMUnknownListError
Mailman.Errors.MMUnknownListError

Tried so far
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Tried the command as root and mailman: /home/mailman/bin/newlist test

Config
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RH6.2 on x86, Sendmail, with smrsh and the necessry link.

Additional info:
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The password command does not seem to accept the <pipe> '|' symbol as a
valid character. Why is this?

Thanks and regards
Dirk