Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I checked the log file. I get the error "cannot
> > start, unable to read controls."
> > Any ideas?
>
> Yes. qmail was unable to start because it was unable to read its
> control files.
>
> Those files are located in /var/qmail/control. It would seem to imply
> an ownership/permissions problem, but that doesn't make sense, as
> qmail-start must be run as root to allow qmail-lspawn to run as root.
Of course, after slightly more coffee, it becomes obvious why it could
still be an ownership/permissions issue.
What is the output of `ls -ld / /var /var/qmail /var/qmail/*` ?
Charles
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