problem with fetchmail startup
 

Hi to all,
I have installed CENTOS6.

so...

I have installed fetchmail with the command:

yum install fetchmail

And I have used this script for automatic startup:

http://justin-hopkins.com/blog/2010/...pt-for-red-hat

After I have created the configuration file /etc/fetchmailrc with this sample configuration:

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set daemon 60
set postmaster root
set syslog
set no bouncemail

poll mail.myprovider.it with protocol POP3 user 'xxx@xxx.xx' password 'xxxxxx' smtphost 'myhostdomain' smtpname 'xx@xx.xx'

etc....etc...

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After all I execute this command:

chmod 755 /etc/init.d/fetchmail
chmod 710 /etc/fetchmailrc

chkconfig fetchmail on

Then...If i am logged with root permission and execute the command:

service fetchmail start or /etc/init.d/fetchmail start work very well (In the console on my terminal I see only a WARNING: Running root is discouranged)


But when I restart the machines don't work and in boot log messages I see [FAILED] but I don't know why.

Someone have any suggest for help me?

Tnx you very much

I think in Cent OS, you have to give complete command rather than just - chkconfig fetchmail on. It works that way in fedora.

What is the output of -
chkconfig |grep fetchmail

the services is ok
 

the service is UP correcly

return this:
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fetchmail 0-off 1-off 2-on 3-on 4-on 5-on 6-off
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Now I see in the maillog file this string:
lstat: /root/.fetchids: Permission denied

So that I think that this is the problem....

p.s. I have changed the : with - because the forum drop this reply

[SOLVED] fetchmail daemon
 

I have modifiy this line of init script:

from
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daemon /usr/bin/fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmailrc
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added a parameter -i
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daemon /usr/bin/fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmailrc -i /var/log/.fetchids
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and now work correctly!