[Mailman-Users] Cron <root at bertrandrussell> test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily (fwd)

[Odhiambo Washington]

* Stephen R Laniel <slaniel at laniels.org> [20020730 15:27]: wrote:

> Subject: Cron <root at bertrandrussell> test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
               That is funny, maybe okay with you ;-)


> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:33:04 -0400
> IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/mailman/locks/bachelor_party.lock.bertrandrussell.10065'
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That is interesting. If I were you, I'd do

su		# Login as root
su - mailman	# Login as mailman , so now I am in MAILMAN_HOME
touch testfile	# See if user mailman has permission to write. Isn't that what the cron does?



> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/var/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 65, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/var/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 42, in main
>     send_list_digest(mlist)
>   File "/var/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 46, in send_list_digest
>     mlist.Lock()
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 1340, in Lock
>     self.__lock.lock(timeout)
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/LockFile.py", line 219, in lock
>     self.__write()
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/LockFile.py", line 350, in __write
>     fp = open(self.__tmpfname, 'w')
> IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/mailman/locks/bachelor_party.lock.bertrandrussell.10067'
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

> run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/mailman exited with return code 1



Once you clear those "permission denied", come back with more queries ;-)


Just before I go, I must mention that I missed you initial postings. I am
a Mailman newbie also, but mine is running, albeit with one slight glitch
for now... but I am happy so far..

My Mailman is in /usr/local/mailman ; owned by root:mailman and SETGID.



-Wash

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