Hello W,

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 12:46:51 PM, you wrote:

WBH> ?? wrote:
>> 
>>   Good day!
>> 
>> I am trying to build exim with mysql support.
>> 
>> Here is my configuration:
>> RHEL 4
>> MySQL 5.0.45 community
>> Exim 4.69
>>
WBH> *snip*

>> Then in config:
>> hide mysql_servers = localhost/exim/mail/secret-pass

WBH> *snip*

WBH> See below in re what line that appears on.

>> Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch dbm dbmnz mysql

WBH> That says the build gave you the necessary MySQL support...

WBH> *snip*

>> 2008-05-08 06:03:07 Exim configuration error in line 823 of
>> /usr/exim/exim.conf:
>>   option "mysql_servers" unknown

WBH> Can you confirm that this is indeed on line 823, is in the 'main' 
WBH> section, i.e. before any acl's or router/transport sets appear, and is 
WBH> the *only* such call in the entire config file?

WBH> N.B. Line 823 seems rather too high a line-count for the position of the 
WBH> 'hide mysql..' call.  Unless you've left all the comments in-place, this 
WBH> is more often in the first 10 to 50 lines.

WBH> Further, the format you have used may not be quite correct. Do you need 
WBH> a username as well as a password, for example?

WBH> PostgreSQL is *slightly* different from  MYSQL, but ours looks like this:

WBH> hide pgsql_servers = (/tmp/<socketfilename>)/<table>/<user>/<password>

WBH> There are no "<" or ">" in the original, the parenthesis matter, and the 
WBH> <socketfilename> is not an 'ordinary' file, but something akin to:

WBH> /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

WBH> You can also use an IP instead of a unix socket, pros and cons discussed 
WBH> elsewhere, but if so, a specific IP would be my preference, AND NOT 
WBH> 'localhost', even if you have to alias-up a bespoke IP just for MySQL 
WBH> and the MTA to use.

WBH> In general IP is best if/as/when the DB is not on the same box as the 
WBH> MTA, and the communication is on an internal-only LAN ELSE otherwise 
WBH> secured (SSL tunnel, matching PEM certs, etc.)

WBH> Sockets are generally better all-around for same-box use.

WBH> HTH,

WBH> Bill



 You were right - I've put <mysql_servers> in the end of config.
 Now all works
 Thanks


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 Щербинин                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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