Dear Aravind, It is updatedb (not updateuserdb). It is to update the slocate database, which is a common linux tool for fast file search.
On my system makeuserdb is a soft link. Softlink is just an alias. You can have a real file 'abcd' and you can call it with multiple names. In M$windows it is shortcut. The softlinks should resolve to actual locations. Also check that you are executing as "root" user as and when necessary. "makeuserdb" is a simple perl script, if you have any scripting knowledge, please open it and see what is missing. The message is saying that the dbfile is a symbolic link(softlink) where it should be a real file. In my script the files are: $dbfile="/etc/userdb" $datfile="/etc/userdb.dat"; These files should be actual files not symbolic links. In your case, you are using /home/guntha/imap/sbin/userdb which is a command(perl script) from your source installation. Leave it alone, use some other location, may be /home/guntha/etc/userdb Go through the perl scripts and check the variables $dbfile $datfile etc.. /usr/lib/courier-imap/share/makeuserdb [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~# ls -l /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/makeuserdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 bin bin 38 Feb 14 12:14 /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/makeuserdb -> /usr/lib/courier-imap/share/makeuserdb And ls -l /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/userdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 bin bin 34 Feb 14 12:14 /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/userdb -> /usr/lib/courier-imap/share/userdb Regards, Madhav. On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 19:00, Guntha Aravind babu wrote: > hi madhav das, > > thanks for the reply.i tried to follow u r steps for > running updateuserdb first,but i am getting as > permission denied. > my makeuserdb is present at > /home/guntha/courier-imap/sbin/makeuserdb. > when i try to run makeuserdb also it says ERROR: Wrong > makeuserdb command. > (/home/guntha/imap/sbin/userdb is a symbolic > link). > > what does this mean can u help me please. > > thanks and regards > aravind > > > > > --- Madhav Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear > Aravind, > > > > >From a rpm install it is at > > /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/makeuserdb, but it will > > vary according to > > your installation from source. > > > > Run "updatedb" and after it finishes run "locate > > makeuserdb" > > > > Regards, > > Madhav. > > > > On Sun, 2004-04-18 at 20:36, Guntha Aravind babu > > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have installed courier imap server and i have > > created an account for > > > single user in userdb.but when i try to run > > "makeuserdb",i get as > > > command not found.what can be the mistake can any > > one help me. > > > > > > regards > > > aravind > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > > your friends today! > > > Download Messenger Now > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux > > Tutorials > > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, > > President and CEO of > > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from > > fundamentals to system > > > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > courier-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > courier-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
