[Mailman-Users] Admin getting bug on one list

[Mark Sapiro]

Bill Christensen wrote:

>At 12:48 PM -0700 9/29/08, Mark Sapiro wrote:
>>Bill Christensen wrote:
>>>
>>>Sep 29 12:55:06 2008 admin(23693): 
>>>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>>>admin(23693): [----- Mailman Version: 2.1.11 -----]
>>>admin(23693): [----- Traceback ------]
>>>admin(23693): Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>admin(23693):   File "/usr/local/mailman/scripts/driver", line 101, 
>>>in run_main
>>>admin(23693):     main()
>>>admin(23693):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py", line
>>>199, in main
>>>admin(23693):     mlist.Save()
>>>admin(23693):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line
>>>570, in Save
>>>admin(23693):     self.__save(dict)
>>>admin(23693):   File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line
>>>542, in __save
>>>admin(23693):     os.unlink(fname_last)
>>>admin(23693): OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument:
>>>'/usr/local/mailman/lists/aen/config.pck.last'
>>
>>
>>Mailman is trying to save the current list configuration which it does
>>by the following steps:
>>
>>1. Save the data to a unique temp name.
>>2. Remove (unlink) config.pck.last
>>3. Link the name config.pck.last to the file config.pck
>>4. Rename the temp name to config.pck
>>
>>This is the "safe" way to essentially rename the old config.pck as
>>config.pck.last and save the new data as config.pck.
>>
>>In steps 2. and 3. we ignore "non existant" errors, but raise all the
>>rest.
>>
>>In your case, when we try to remove
>>'/usr/local/mailman/lists/aen/config.pck.last' at step 2, we are
>>getting the [Errno 22] Invalid argument: error from the OS.
>>
>>What does
>>
>>   ls -l /usr/local/mailman/lists/aen/
>>
>>show?
>
>config.pck
>config.pck.bak
>config.pck.last
>config.pck.safety

  ls with the '-l' option!

I'm trying to see what it is about config.pck.last that might be
causing the [Errno 22] Invalid argument: error when Mailman tries to
unlink it.


>
>(plus backup copies of each of those which I made)
>
>plus a whole bunch of
>
>config.pck.temp.ns.greenbuilder.com.####
>  	where #### is some number


The pid of the process that's trying to save the list config.


>plus
>pending.pck
>request.pck
>
>I've tried putting in each of the three backup versions (.bak, .last, 
>.safety) in as config.pck with appropriate owner (as determined by 
>other working lists), no luck there.
>
>Also tried a backup from several days ago.
>
>Is it necessary to stop/start mailman and/or repair permissions or 
>anything else between each attempt?

It is not necessary to stop/start mailman as the error comes from a CGI
which is a brand new process each time.

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