Todd Zullinger wrote: >See FAQ 6.11 for info on cPanel. > > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq06.011.htp > >You don't want to edit Defaults.py. Your changes should go into >mm_cfg.py, as stated emphatically at the top of Defaults.py: > > # NEVER make site configuration changes to this file. ALWAYS make > # them in mm_cfg.py instead, in the designated area. See the > # comments in that file for details. > >If you don't follow this, your changes will very likely get >overwritten during an update and your setup might stop working >mysteriously. > > > I did see that in the comments of the Defaults.py file. I was looking at that file while talking with the support people. When I brought that to their attention, their statement was "You can't break it anymore then it already is". Now I understand why I should place that in mm_cfg.py. I will get that done pronto.
>Sort of the equivalent of a reboot for windows. To me that's a sign >that the support folks are punting and hoping a restart will magically >fix a problem they do not understand. I've had the displeasure of >dealing with more than a few hosting services that run cPanel and have >no clue how to do basic sysadmin on the boxes they have. > > I'm starting to relate to that, see the tech support comment above :-) > >Mailman isn't running, so a restart which calls stop and then start >will fail the stop. That's the qrunner error you see first. The >second error you get when mailman tries to start is trying to tell you >that the master site list needs to be created. If it is not created >as part of the cPanel installation and setup, then you need to create >it. See the FAQ and docs that come with mailman for details. It's >covered in good detail there, but the paths will be different for you >on cPanel. There may well be other issues you run into that are >caused by the way cPanel tries to mask all of the sysadmin tasks for >you. The support options available to cPanel users (some of which are >listed in the mailman FAQ) might be better places to get specific >guidance on getting mailman running on cPanel. > >On a typical mailman installation, you'd simply run > > bin/newlist mailman > >as the mailman user to create the site list. > >Good luck > > Thank you, I will give that a try. I will also look at the cpanel forums. Thanks, R ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp