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Old 10-22-2008, 04:58 PM   #1
brgsousa
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mailman + postfix + Debian -> does not deliver any messages


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Hi,
My server is running Debian 4 + postfix 2.3.8-2+etch1 + mailman 1:2.1.9-7
I created 2 new mailing lists through browser (mailman administration)
And then created new entries for these new mailing lists in /etc/aliases like this:
Code:
#profs-val "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post profs-val"
#profs-val-admin "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin profs-val"
#profs-val-bounces "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces profs-val"
#profs-val-confirm "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm profs-val"
#profs-val-join "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join profs-val"
#profs-val-leave "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave profs-val"
#profs-val-owner "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner profs-val"
#profs-val-request "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request profs-val"
#profs-val-subscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe profs-val"
#profs-val-unsubscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe profs-val"

#tecadm-val "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-admin "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-bounces "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-confirm "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-join "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-leave "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-owner "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-request "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-subscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe tecadm-val"
#tecadm-val-unsubscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe tecadm-val"
Mailing lists always worked for me creating them like this. But this time, when i restarted mailman, it showed me an error message and filled "/" partition with files in /var/lib/mailman (i don't know which files are these). Then "/" partition had zero of free space and postfix stopped working well.
After i reduced disk usage, mailman is up and postfix is delivering messages fine. The problem is that none of the mailing lists are working, neither the 2 new ones nor the old ones.

Code:
# ps aux | grep mailman
list     19715  0.0  0.1 10180 6208 ?        Ss   19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/bin/mailmanctl -s -q start
list     19720  0.0  0.2  9964 7520 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=ArchRunner:0:1 -s
list     19721  0.0  0.2  9968 7548 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=BounceRunner:0:1 -s
list     19722  0.0  0.2 10004 7540 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=CommandRunner:0:1 -s
list     19723  0.0  0.2  9964 7532 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=IncomingRunner:0:1 -s
list     19724  0.0  0.2  9884 7560 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=NewsRunner:0:1 -s
list     19725  0.0  0.2  9968 7612 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=OutgoingRunner:0:1 -s
list     19726  0.0  0.2  9888 7524 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=VirginRunner:0:1 -s
list     19727  0.0  0.2  9884 7520 ?        S    19:49   0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=RetryRunner:0:1 -s
Any clues?

Thanks

Last edited by brgsousa; 10-22-2008 at 08:34 PM. Reason: more simple and understanding now
 
Old 10-22-2008, 09:04 PM   #2
brgsousa
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Solved.
I don't know if i upgraded any package coz /etc/aliases had to be in a diferent syntax:
Code:
profs-val:"|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post profs-val"
profs-val-admin "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin profs-val"
profs-val-bounces "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces profs-val"
profs-val-confirm "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm profs-val"
profs-val-join "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join profs-val"
profs-val-leave "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave profs-val"
profs-val-owner "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner profs-val"
profs-val-request "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request profs-val"
profs-val-subscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe profs-val"
profs-val-unsubscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe profs-val"

tecadm-val:"|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-admin "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-bounces "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-confirm "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-join "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-leave "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-owner "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-request "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-subscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe tecadm-val"
tecadm-val-unsubscribe "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe tecadm-val"
 
  


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