On Sat, 17 Dec 2016 10:54:42 -0800 Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> wrote:
> On 12/17/2016 10:06 AM, Dave Stevens wrote: > > > > I see logfiles in /var/log/mailman/en but it isn't obvious (or not > > obvious enough anyway) what they all do. The wiki doesn't appear to > > describe them, can anyone refer me? > > > > What Mailman package is this? I'm using virtualmin pro as a site admin and mailman is implemented as a webmin plugin. See here: http://www.webmin.com/plugins.html In the plugins page in Virtualmin is a config page that allows path configuration. > > In a default source install, Mailman's log files are in > /usr/local/mailman/logs/ or in logs/ in the 'var_prefix' directory. > > Some packages put them in /var/log/mailman/. I've never seen them in > /var/log/mailman/en/. mea culpa, not in ../en just in /var/log/mailman as you said > > The logs Mailman writes are: > > bounce - information related to automated bounce processing > error - information and tracebacks from unanticipated exceptions > and other error info. > fromusenet - information about the mail<->news gateway > locks - information about lockfile anomalies > mischief - information about unpermitted actions such as login > failures for lists with private rosters as these can > be attempts to fish for list membership. > post - information about delivered posts > qrunner - qrunner start/stop and other status messages > smtp - all Mailman's outgoing smtp sessions > smtp-failure - failed outgoing smtp transactions > subscribe - information about (un)subscriptions > vette - information about things held for moderator approval > and other similar events. > > I just added <https://wiki.list.org/x/17892009> to the wiki with this > info. > good, thanks! D -- Reporter to Mahatma Ghandi after his tour of east London "What do you think of western civilization, Mr. Ghandi?" Ghandi - "I think it would be an excellent idea!" ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
