[Mailman-Users] admindb cgi functions don't work.

[Jon Carnes]

On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 10:59, Chris Johnson wrote:
> On 22 Dec 2003, Jon Carnes wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 09:25, Chris Johnson wrote:
> > >      Hi.
> > > 
> > >      I've updated to mailman 2.1.3 on my rh7.3 system.  The lists
> > > work.  Most of the admin functions work.  Check_perms says everything
> > > is ok.  However, the functions available from the admindb CGI don't
> > > work.  They didn't in 2.1-8 either.  There seems to be no error log I
> > > can locate.  I know admindb is running because I moved it and the Web
> > > server complained, so it is looking at the right CGI.  But it doesn't
> > > do any of the four available status changes when I try them on any
> > > message in any list.  This would seem to indicate a systemic problem
> > > in the CGI.  The group ownership is correct as is the SGID setting. 
> > > 
> > >      Are there any diagnostics I can turn on in mailman?  Does anyone
> > > have ANY clue what might be going on here?  I have a backlog of held
> > > messages I'd very much like to clear up.  
> > > 
> > >      Help GREATLY appreciated.
> > 
> > I've seen this a few times, most often when the webserver using a 
> > redirect for the URL.  Also, make sure that you have the python2-dev rpm
> > installed.
> > 
> > Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> > 
> 
>      I have 
> 
> python2-2.2.2-11.7.3
> python2-devel-2.2.2-11.7.3
> 
> in the system.  And I'm running this directly off the system the lsts
> are on.  So there are no URL redirects.  
> 
>      If the python2 I'm using is any good then at least I think I know
> what it isn't.  Hopefully.  
> 
>      Thank you.  Any other ideas?
> 
>      I'm desperate enough that I'm tracking code.  If you're familiar
> with it at all, the process_form fuction never gets called.  If I'm
> reading the code right, admindb thinks my form submission isn't a form
> submission.  Very strange.  I'm running the apache-1.3.27-3 rpm also.
> 

Those rpms should give you all the Python you need.

Have you tried "VIRTUAL_HOST_OVERVIEW = 0" in your mm_cfg.py file?
What does your ~mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py file look like? Can you
include a copy.

Also, have your run "check_perms" on the system yet?

Jon Carnes