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@@ -331,7 +331,33 @@ transparently. However, please note the following exceptions: Attempt to exec script with invalid gid 51, expected 99 You need to reinstall Mailman, and specify $MAIL_GID to - be 51, as described in the installation instructions. + be 51, as described in the installation + instructions. see notes on vmailer below, as by default + it will create these problems on installation. + + + Problem: I use vmailer for my MTA and the mail wrapper programs + are logging complaints about the wrong GID. + + Solution: create a separate aliases file for vmailer in it's + main.cf config file under the variable "alias_maps". put + the file somewhere in mailman's home directory, or + somewhere else where the user mailman has write access + to it; *as user mailman* call vmailer's "mkalias" on the + alias file. + + % mkmalias <the alias file> + + Also as user mailman, run + + % python -c'import os; print os.getgid()' + + this should print out the group id that mailman should + be configured to expect when the mail wrapper programs + are run. call it "thegid". rebuild mailman with + + % ./configure --with-mail-gid=thegid + Problem: I send mail to the list, and get back mail saying, "sh: wrapper not available for sendmail programs" |