Here is a repost of my "So you want to use the Default Mailman install that comes with RH9..." post:
Note: my server's name is "list.anncons.org" so I use that for the host definitions below. You should use your hosts name. Put the following in your /var/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py file: MAILMAN_USER = 'mailman' MAILMAN_GROUP = 'mailman' Also you will need to put in your hosts real domain name: #DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'porky.devel.redhat.com' #DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'porky.devel.redhat.com' DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'list.anncons.org' DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'list.anncons.org' DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/mailman/' Lord knows what the Mailman packager for RedHat was smoking the day he did this RPM... To set Mailmanctl to start on reboot, use the chkconfig utility (or you could use the Services gui that comes in the System Settings/Server Settings menu). chkconfig --list mailman mailman 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off chkconfig --level 345 mailman on # this will turn the mailman daemon on automatically when the server is booted. Good luck - Jon Carnes On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 15:35, Michael D. Hensley wrote: > I asked: > > > I'm attempting to use Mailman on RedHat Linux 9.0. I installed it as > > part of the initial installation of RedHat, via the RPM that came on > > the CD. > [additional details deleted] > > John Carnes responded (thanks!): > > > Did you startup the Mailman daemon: /var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl start > > > > Your log trace shows that your mail is being delivered to > > Mailman. So your aliases are setup properly and working. > > Attempts to start the Mailman daemon give the following error messages: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# /var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl start > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 524, in ? > main() > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 319, in main > check_privs() > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 274, in check_privs > gid = grp.getgrnam(mm_cfg.MAILMAN_GROUP)[2] > KeyError: getgrnam(): name not found > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > ...which is the same error I get when I try "/bin/check_perms". > > I don't know python (a situation which I intend to remedy soon), but > this appears to be doing a "getgrnam" to make sure the MAILMAN_GROUP is > (I'm guessing) in /etc/group? There is a line in /etc/group that > contains > mailnam:x:41: > > The "mailman" entry in /etc/passwd look like this: > > mailman:x:41:41:GNU Mailing List Manager:/var/mailman:/bin/false > > Any further suggestions? > > Thanks! > > --- > Michael D. Hensley > IT Supervisor > Fremont Community Church > > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
