> krem...@kreme.com wrote: > On 1-Aug-2009, at 12:43, Greg White wrote: >> To send the test message I sshd into my box as user, su - to root, >> and did: >> # /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post test >> Group mismatch error. Mailman expected the mail wrapper script to be >> executed as one of the following groups: >> [mail, postfix, mailman, nobody, daemon], >> but the system's mail server executed the mail script as group: >> "root". >> Try tweaking the mail server to run the script as one of these groups: >> [mail, postfix, mailman, nobody, daemon], >> or re-run configure providing the command line option: >> '--with-mail-gid=root'. > > Right. The error message is quite clear. Why do you think running the > command as root WOULD work? > > try su mailman ( or sudo -u mailman ) and then run the command.
Since the mailman account on a centos and redhat system is setup as nologin how else would you send a post? >> I then use mutt (still as root) to send an email and this is what I >> see in /var/log/maillog > > Sent an email to what, exactly? the list? I tried to post a message to the list. I started mutt, pressed m, to: t...@xyz.com, subject test, wrote this is a test :wq, pressed y to send. >> Aug 1 13:21:44 list postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix >> mail system >> Aug 1 13:21:44 list postfix/master[2494]: daemon started -- version >> 2.3.3, configuration /etc/postfix >> Aug 1 13:22:23 list Mailman mail-wrapper: Group mismatch error. >> Mailman expected the mail wrapper script to be executed as one of >> the following groups: [mail, postfix, mailman, nobody, daemon], but >> the system's mail server executed the mail script as group: "root". >> Try tweaking the mail server to run the script as one of these >> groups: [mail, postfix, mailman, nobody, daemon], or re-run >> configure providing the command line option: '--with-mail-gid=root'. > > This looks like test attempt above. > >> Aug 1 13:25:02 list postfix/local[2769]: C122C8604E0: to=, >> orig_to=, relay=local, delay=0.51, delays=0.25/0.05/0/0.21, >> dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/lib/mailman/mail/ >> mailman post mailman) > > That worked. Mailman is configured correctly. > >> Finally I exit root and go back to being a user and I do: >> /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post test > > And why do you think that would work? Again, the error message is > quite clear. > > What is the problem? It looks to me like everything is working properly. If the mailman user can't login can I post to the list? _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 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://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9