[Mailman-Users] unable to start Mailman

[c cc]

Mark,

No luck.

[root at es1 bin]# ./check_perms -f
directory must be at least 02775: /usr/lib/mailman (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/mail (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/scripts (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/icons (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/bin (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib/python2.6 (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib/python2.6/site-packages (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/aliases (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/python (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/c
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/mappings (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/python (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/c
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/mappings (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/uk (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ia (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ja (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_TW
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sk (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/nl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/et (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/vi (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fi (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ro (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_CN
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/gl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/cs (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/he (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/it (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ko (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt_BR
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/da (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sv (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hu (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/no (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/lt (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/de (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ca (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ru (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/es (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/tr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ar (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/eu (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/sr/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/uk/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ia/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ja/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/sk/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/nl/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/et/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/vi/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/fi/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/sl/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ro/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/gl/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/cs/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/he/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/it/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/hr/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ko/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/da/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/sv/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/hu/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/pl/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/no/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/lt/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/de/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ca/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ru/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/es/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/tr/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/fr/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/ar/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775:
/usr/lib/mailman/messages/eu/LC_MESSAGES (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests/bounces (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests/msgs (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Gui (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Cgi (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Bouncers
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MTA (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Commands
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Archiver
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Logging
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/uk (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ia (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ja (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/zh_TW
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sk (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/nl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/et (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/vi (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/fi (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ro (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/zh_CN
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/gl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/cs (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/he (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/it (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/en (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/hr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ko (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pt_BR
(fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/da (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sv (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pt (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/hu (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pl (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/no (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/lt (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/de (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ca (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ru (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/es (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/tr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/fr (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ar (fixing)
directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/eu (fixing)
Warning: Private archive directory is other-executable (o+x).
         This could allow other users on your system to read private
archives.
         If you're on a shared multiuser system, you should consult the
         installation manual on how to fix this.
Problems found: 139
Re-run as mailman (or root) with -f flag to fix
[root at es1 bin]# service mailman start
Starting mailman: Site list is missing: mailman
                                                           [FAILED]
[root at es1 bin]# ./check_perms -f
Warning: Private archive directory is other-executable (o+x).
         This could allow other users on your system to read private
archives.
         If you're on a shared multiuser system, you should consult the
         installation manual on how to fix this.
No problems found
[root at es1 bin]# service mailman start
Starting mailman: Site list is missing: mailman
                                                           [FAILED]



On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:34 PM, c cc <subads at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Yes, we got "we hit a bug" message. Thanks!
>
> Charles
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:
>
>> On 11/05/2013 06:18 PM, c cc wrote:
>> >
>> > I am not sure this would help; I got this error message in
>> > /var/log/mailman/error
>> >
>> > IOError reading list extension: [Errno 13] Permission denied:
>> > '/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman/extend.py'
>> > Nov 05 20:16:53 2013 mailmanctl(31641): Site list is missing: mailman
>>
>>
>> You have permissions issues on the stuff you moved.
>>
>> Are your attempts to access the lists via the web giving "we hit a bug"?
>>
>> In any case, as root run Mailman's 'bin/check-perms -f'. It tends to
>> have issues with symlinks and may continue to report issues on the
>> symlink even though the target is fixed. That will probably help.
>>
>> --
>> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
>> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
>>
>
>