On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:30:32 -0700 Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> wrote:
> J. Bakshi wrote: > > > >Well.. then I am also confused to think what actually solve the issue... > >When I first face the gid problem, I have removed the aliases from > >/etc/aliases and add hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases at the > >alias section, and not run newaliases any more as suse automatically > >add/remove aliases from /var/lib/mailman/data/aliases; I have come to > >know this from suse doc and also confirm by checking the file. > > It is correct that with MTA = 'Postfix' Mailman automatically runs > > /usr/sbin/postalias /path/to/data/aliases > > whenever aliases are updated,and likewise > > /usr/sbin/postmap /path/to/data/virtual-mailman > > if there are POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS. > > However it doesn't update /etc/aliases.db. Thus, if you just removed > Mailman's aliases from /etc/aliases and did not run newaliases or > "postalias /etc/aliases", /etc/aliases.db still had the Mailman > aliases and that was the problem. Then at some point, you did update > /etc/aliases.db and that is what fixed the problem. > > > >Even after all those steps, I faced the gid issue. And now with > >SMTPHOST = 'localhost', I don't have it any more. So I am also confused > >what solved the issue. Though I am relaxed... the list is working :-) > > > As I said. I'm glad it's working, but you could remove the SMTPHOST = > 'localhost' from mm_cfg.py, and it will continue to work. > Thanks a lot for all your kind support. Without your suggestion and help, I might not be able to run the lists as soon as it is now. I appreciate your kind help to make the list active. -many many thanks -with best regards ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org