fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
Hello, On the Internet there are some sites where they say to start fetchmail(1) in "system-wide" should put these two options in rc.conf(5) : fetchmail_enable="YES" fetchmail_polling_interval="60" Although the second is optional and at first has little to do with this question because this question is addressed rather to the first option. I searched in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and rc.conf(5) manual and find no reference to these two options. I have them in my rc.conf(5) but fetchmail(1) does not start automatically. In /usr/src/UPDATING not found any reference to it. Which is the correct way to start fetchmail(1) in "system-wide"? Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:10:50PM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > Hello, > > On the Internet there are some sites where they say to start fetchmail(1) in > "system-wide" should put these two options in rc.conf(5) : > > fetchmail_enable="YES" > fetchmail_polling_interval="60" This has worked for me in the past when I've needed fetchmail(1). > > Although the second is optional and at first has little to do with this > question because this question is addressed rather to the first option. > > I searched in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and rc.conf(5) manual and find no > reference to these two options. This is to be expected. fetchmail(1) is a port, not part of the base system. > > I have them in my rc.conf(5) but fetchmail(1) does not start automatically. > > In /usr/src/UPDATING not found any reference to it. Again, what you'd expect. > > Which is the correct way to start fetchmail(1) in "system-wide"? Is fetchmail installed on your system? If so, and you still can't get it to start automatically, try this: # script fetchmail_startup sh -x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/fetchmail start You'll now have a file called `fetchmail_startup' which will contain a record of exactly what the fetchmail rc script did as it executed, which may or may not prove informative. Dan -- Daniel Bye _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgpqwPjWkYetD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:19:36PM +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: Hi Daniel, > On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:10:50PM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > > Hello, > > > > On the Internet there are some sites where they say to start fetchmail(1) in > > "system-wide" should put these two options in rc.conf(5) : > > > > fetchmail_enable="YES" > > fetchmail_polling_interval="60" > > This has worked for me in the past when I've needed fetchmail(1). > > > > > Although the second is optional and at first has little to do with this > > question because this question is addressed rather to the first option. > > > > I searched in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and rc.conf(5) manual and find no > > reference to these two options. > > This is to be expected. fetchmail(1) is a port, not part of the base system. > > > > > > I have them in my rc.conf(5) but fetchmail(1) does not start automatically. > > > > In /usr/src/UPDATING not found any reference to it. > > Again, what you'd expect. > > > > > Which is the correct way to start fetchmail(1) in "system-wide"? > > Is fetchmail installed on your system? If so, and you still can't get it to > start automatically, try this: > > # script fetchmail_startup sh -x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/fetchmail start > > You'll now have a file called `fetchmail_startup' which will contain a > record of exactly what the fetchmail rc script did as it executed, which may > or may not prove informative. > I paste the fetchmail_startup in: http://pastebin.com/vFqdhwfg For you, the answer of why don't worked for me fetchmail is lines 502 and 503 ? Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 05:25:50AM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:19:36PM +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: > I paste the fetchmail_startup in: http://pastebin.com/vFqdhwfg > > For you, the answer of why don't worked for me fetchmail is lines 502 and > 503 ? Looks like a permissions problem on the fetchmail config file, /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc. What do you get when you run $ ls -l /usr/local/etc/fetchmail* ? I have just freshly installed fetchmail on a new system, and I see this: -rw--- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc -rw-r--r-- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc.sample If you see something different, try setting the permissions and ownership to what you see here, or try reinstalling the port. Dan -- Daniel Bye _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgp7g4H3AKS9O.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
2011/9/7 Daniel Bye Hi Daniel, On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 05:25:50AM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:19:36PM +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: > > I paste the fetchmail_startup in: http://pastebin.com/vFqdhwfg > > > > For you, the answer of why don't worked for me fetchmail is lines 502 and > > 503 ? > > Looks like a permissions problem on the fetchmail config file, > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc. What do you get when you run > > $ ls -l /usr/local/etc/fetchmail* > > ? > > I have just freshly installed fetchmail on a new system, and I see this: > > -rw--- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc > -rw-r--r-- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc.sample > > If you see something different, try setting the permissions and ownership > to > what you see here, or try reinstalling the port. > > I don't have the /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc because I use a user local file. Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: fetchmail in "system-wide mode"
On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 11:17:15PM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > 2011/9/7 Daniel Bye > > Hi Daniel, > > On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 05:25:50AM +0200, Xavier FreeBSD questions wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 03:19:36PM +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: > > > I paste the fetchmail_startup in: http://pastebin.com/vFqdhwfg > > > > > > For you, the answer of why don't worked for me fetchmail is lines 502 and > > > 503 ? > > > > Looks like a permissions problem on the fetchmail config file, > > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc. What do you get when you run > > > > $ ls -l /usr/local/etc/fetchmail* > > > > ? > > > > I have just freshly installed fetchmail on a new system, and I see this: > > > > -rw--- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - > > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc > > -rw-r--r-- 1 fetchmail fetchmail 130 7 Sep 21:24 - > > /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc.sample > > > > If you see something different, try setting the permissions and ownership > > to > > what you see here, or try reinstalling the port. > > > > > I don't have the /usr/local/etc/fetchmailrc because I use a user local file. Well, there you go, then. The system global operation requires that file. You'll need to run per-user daemons, which can be set up by following the instructions in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/fetchmail. In particular, pay attention to `fetchmail_users'. Dan -- Daniel Bye _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgpjHgB8dCSYF.pgp Description: PGP signature
