I think I found the (a) problem. There was a corrupted .db and .pck file in the qfiles/virgin directory. After I deleted those files, mailman would start up w/o error messages.
--myron ================================= Myron Kowalski MoCoSIN Network/Systems Administrator Moravian College [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 26, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Myron Kowalski wrote: > On Oct 26, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Myron Kowalski wrote: > >> On Oct 25, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Mark Sapiro wrote: >> >>> Myron Kowalski wrote: >>> >>>> I noticed that messages were not going out to my mailing lists. >>>> When >>>> I restarted mailman, this comes up. Any mail sent to the list is >>>> being archived, >>>> but is not going to the members. >>>> >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> File "/users/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 270, in ? >>>> main() >>>> File "/users/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 230, in main >>>> qrunner.run() >>>> File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 65, in run >>>> filecnt = self._oneloop() >>>> File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 93, in >>>> _oneloop >>>> msg, msgdata = self._switchboard.dequeue(filebase) >>>> File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 156, in >>>> dequeue >>>> data = self._ext_read(dbfile) >>>> File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 262, in >>>> _ext_read >>>> dict = marshal.load(fp) >>>> ValueError: bad marshal data >>>> >>>> I'm running mailman 2.1.9 and python 2.3.4. >>> >>> >>> Something is wrong here because the line numbers in Switchboard.py >>> look >>> like Mailman 2.1.4, and that was the last version of Switchboard.py >>> that had those statements in it anywhere. >>> >> >> I was wrong on the version. I downloaded 2.19 but didn't install it >> yet, so I am >> running 2.1.4. >> >>> Presumably, this is OutgoingRunner encountering the problem, because >>> IncomingRunner and ArchRunner both have to work for messages to be >>> archived. >>> >>> The problem may be as simple as some spurious file in qfiles/out >>> with a >>> .db extension. If there are .pck files in qfiles/out, and one .db >>> file, try moving the .db file aside. >>> >> >> I pretty ignorant as to what qfiles/out is all about. I checked and >> there are 1782 .pck files >> and 1781 .db files. I assume these are messages that have accumlated >> and can't be delivered >> and one of them is causing the problem. How do I find the one? >> > > I found one .pck out of place and move it. Restarted mailman with the > same error. > I moved the whole directory out of the way and restarted mailman-- > same error. > > Any other suggestions? I have a lot of users knocking on my door. > >>> -- >>> Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, >>> San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. >>> Dylan >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> 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/ >> myron%40cs.moravian.edu >> >> Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py? >> req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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/ > myron%40cs.moravian.edu > > Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py? > req=show&file=faq01.027.htp ------------------------------------------------------ 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