From 6a330e9214c608bb8d34c4c9603b4bb04e3777fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cotton Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 22:04:03 +0000 Subject: added notes about installing with vmailer. scott --- INSTALL | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 8824d6ca9..6b32669ed 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -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 + + 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" -- cgit v1.3.1