At 2:32 PM -0400 2004-09-02, Ben Byrne wrote:
I've been running Mailman happily on our server (mac os x server on an xserve) for months. But suddenly today things have gone awry.
Is this Mailman as provided by Apple with MacOS X Server? If so, then you need to take another look at <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.021.htp>.
Specifically, the stuff at the bottom about Mailman on MacOS X Server.
Specifically, I'm now getting this error when I try to post to a list:
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman post staff" (reason: 2) (expanded from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
----- Transcript of session follows ----- Group mismatch error. Mailman expected the mail wrapper script to be executed as group "mailman", but the system's mail server executed the mail script as group "daemon". Try tweaking the mail server to run the script as group "mailman", or re-run configure, providing the command line option `--with-mail-gid=daemon'.
The standard answer to this question is at <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.004.htp>.
Unfortunately, the standard answer tells you to reinstall Mailman with the right group, which you can't do because Apple didn't give you the source code to the version they shipped. Moreover, they created their own proprietary admin interface, so you can't upgrade the version of Mailman you're running unless you completely rip out everything Apple gave you with regards to Mailman under MacOS X Server and install your own copy that is based directly on our source code.
Like I said, I've been running mailman for several months without problems, and am very surprised to get this message. Yesterday I made a minor change to our sendmail configuration (activated a feature), so I'm wondering if something hasn't changed in sendmail?
It's hard to say. Apple ships that as a closed black box, so virtually everything under the hood is hidden from view, even from those people who would otherwise know what they're doing.
Any help would be appreciated, I've got several live, active lists that are down as a result of this (!)
With MacOS X Server, about the only thing we can recommend is that you contact Apple to find out how to fix what they've shipped.
I've recently gotten some more contacts inside Apple and I'm trying to get contacts with the team that is responsible for creating MacOS X Server. So far, I'm not having any luck.
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