On 2/12/25 09:24, Christian via Mailman-users wrote:
Running Debian 4.19.316-1
Python 3.7.3

I am unable to start mailman core


mailman@lists:~$ /opt/mailman/mm/bin/mailman start
Usage: mailman start [OPTIONS]
Try 'mailman start -h' for help.

Error: A previous run of GNU Mailman did not exit cleanly (stale_lock).  Try
using --force
mailman@lists:~$


I try using --force and it did not work. So how do I start it?

In Mailman's var/locks directory (maybe /opt/mailman/mm/var/locks/) you will see at least two files. The ones of interest are:
```
master.lck
master.lck|<host_name>|<pid>|<random_integer>
```
First verify that pid is not running or if it is, that it's not Mailman's `master` process. Then remove all the files from the var/locks/ directory and Mailman should start.

Bottom line: I would like for Mailman core to start when I reboot the
server. How can this be achieved please?

See https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html#starting-mailman-automatically

--
Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan

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