I had this same problem a couple weeks ago and ended up redoing the box,
running through qmail exactly. A few things to make sure you did:
1. The text editor you were using to create the scripts may be creating
dos-compatible text files. I hate to recommend this to a self-proclaimed
newbie, but try using vi/vim to create the files. Also, make sure that the
files are EXACTLY the same as they show in LWQ.
2. There are certain permissions that need to be set on some of the files
and directories for it to work properly. Most of these relate to the
supervise functions. Try recreating these files/directories and detailed in
LWQ.
3. It may just save you time to simply telnet into the box and copy and
paste from LWQ to the telnet session, in order to keep human error. Try
cutting and pasting all commands into the telnet window to run them. For
scripts, run `vi scriptname`, press 'i', paste the scripts contents, press
'Esc : w q Enter'. This will paste in the script exactly as worded in LWQ
but still keep the proper Unix End-of-Line characters.
----- Original Message -----
From: Len Scotney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 12:18 AM
Subject: i can't get started?
> i hope i am doing this right?
> please excuse a newcomer to the linux/qmail scene
> after 20 years with PCs/DOS/Win, i am now trying to help with something
> completely new
>
> system is a PC with RedHat ver 6.2
> trying to install qmail, with LWQ in left hand and mouse in right hand
> files are qmail-1.03,ucspi-tcp-0.88,daemontools-0.70
>
> generally found the LWQ very hand-holding, but having got to the end (page
23)
> cannot get qmail to run
>
> on reboot, the start-up screens show:
>
> starting qmail execvp - no such file or directory ???
>
> what worries me is that the history page for daemontools show that some
time
> back execvp was replaced with pathexec, .........is this the problem?
>
> also i am concerned that even though the 'qmail' startup script just
starts, the
> check of the PATH does not show /var/qmail/bin ??
>
> if i try and start qmail manually, with /var/qmail/rc, i get some messages
that
> say thattalk abour CNAME not working ??
>
> sooo many questions!
>
> (i would have never got this far without LWQ, i found the HOWTO was too
brief
> for a newcomer)
>
> if anyone can unravel the above it would be greatly appreciated
>
> len (the old guy)
>
>
