svc: warning: unable to control /service/qmail-smtpd/log: file does not exist
Looks like you forgot to create that log directory. Go bac to the section where you create the run/ and log/ directores, make sure you created them all properly.
tim
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 01:36:02 -0600, Doug Boyd wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I decided to try to install my first mailserver using Jeff's notes from his qmail presentation. I followed the following guide
>
>http://www.lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#maildir-delivery
>
>I receive this message with qmailctl start
>starting qmail
>svc: warning: unable to control /service/qmail-smtpd/log: file does not exist
>
>and with ps -ef | grep qmail
>root 9022 8770 0 Aug24 ? 00:00:00 supervise qmail-smtpd
>root 9023 8770 0 Aug24 ? 00:00:00 supervise qmail-send
>qmails 11739 9023 0 00:00 ? 00:00:00 qmail-send
>root 11744 11739 0 00:00 ? 00:00:00 qmail-lspawn ./mbox
>qmailr 11745 11739 0 00:00 ? 00:00:00 qmail-rspawn
>qmailq 11746 11739 0 00:00 ? 00:00:00 qmail-clean
>qmaild 12991 9022 0 01:30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/tcpserver -v -R -l myserver.mylab.com -x /etc/tcp.smtp
>.cdb -c 20 -u 508 -g 501 0 smtp /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd
>qmaill 13041 9024 0 01:31 ? 00:00:00 [setuidgid] <defunct>
>root 13043 3744 0 01:31 pts/2 00:00:00 grep qmail
>
>I'm using SuSE 9.0 Pro.
>I basically don't have a clue how mail works! Staring too long at this; can't see the forest through the trees. I'm not sure what the problem is so I apoligize in advance if I've not provided enough info.
>
>Suggestions or tips are most welcome.
>
>Doug
>
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