-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At 08:17 PM 1/7/2008, you wrote:
This is a group mismatch error and will prevent any mail from reaching Mailman. See <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq06.016.htp> . I'm guessing that this is Postfix. I would say, if that is the case, to make the owner of Mailman's aliases* files 'mail' to fix this, but I'm confused as to what in particular the definitions of MAILMAN_USER and MAILMAN_GROUP are (in Defaults.py/mm_cfg.py). It is in Defaluts.py and I see an uh,oh. MAILMAN_USER='mail' MAILMAN_GROUP='mail' What happens if you run bin/check_perms? Lots of uh, ohs here: directory must be at least 02775: /usr/lib/mailman directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/bin directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/cron directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/mail directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/scripts directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Archiver directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Bouncers directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Cgi directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Commands directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Gui directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Logging directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MTA directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ar directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ca directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/cs directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/da directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/de directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/es directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/et directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/eu directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fi directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hu directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ia directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/it directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ja directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ko directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/lt directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/nl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/no directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt_BR directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ro directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ru directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sv directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/tr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/uk directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/vi directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_CN directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_TW directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ar/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ca/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/cs/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/da/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/de/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/es/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/et/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/eu/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fi/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/fr/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hr/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/hu/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ia/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/it/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ja/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ko/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/lt/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/nl/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/no/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pl/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ro/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/ru/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sl/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sr/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/sv/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/tr/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/uk/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/vi/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/messages/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/email directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/aliases directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/c directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/mappings directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/japanese/python directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/c directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/mappings directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/korean/python directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib/python2.4 directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib/lib/python2.4/site-packages directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ar directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ca directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/cs directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/da directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/de directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/en directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/es directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/et directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/eu directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/fi directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/fr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/hr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/hu directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ia directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/it directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ja directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ko directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/lt directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/nl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/no directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pt directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/pt_BR directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ro directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/ru directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sl directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/sv directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/tr directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/uk directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/vi directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/zh_CN directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/zh_TW directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/site directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/templates/site/en directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests/bounces directory permissions must be 02775: /usr/lib/mailman/tests/msgs directory must be at least 02775: /var/lib/mailman 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. /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/edithtml must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/admin must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/admindb must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/confirm must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/create must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/options must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/private must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/rmlist must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/roster must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/subscribe must be set-gid /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman must be set-gid /var/lib/mailman/data/aliases.db owned by mailman (must be owned by mail Problems found: 148 Re-run as mail (or root) with -f flag to fix I did the check_perms -f and that seemed to fix it. Nice command. I wish I had been able to find it in the docs without knowing about it first. Thanks. I owe you an adult beverage of your choice. However, I am still concerned with the ownership issue. Should I change it in mm_cfg.py to MAILMAN_USER='mailman' since that is what the ownership is set to? I am wondering if this is really working fully since I have not tested every nuance. - -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. 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