Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list / MAILMAN BACKUP

[Mark Sapiro]

Khalil Abbas wrote:
>
>now the question is.. I usually backup the lists members and the lists 
>configuration (with config_list -o file) .. they were no use to me and I had 
>to format the server.. and obviously I have to backup mailman itself to avoid 
>this situation in the future.. so what files or directories should I backup??


Searching the FAQ  for "backup" will give
some ideas.

Assuming a default source install, everything is in /usr/local/mailman/
- the subdirectories

bin  cron   mail messages   scriptstests
cgi-bin  icons  Mailman  pythonlib  templates

are static. Those that have changing contents are

archives  data  lists  locks  logs  qfiles  spam

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Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list / MAILMAN BACKUP

[Khalil Abbas]

ok none of the files worked and I had to format my server and install all the 
domains and lists again ..

 

now the question is.. I usually backup the lists members and the lists 
configuration (with config_list -o file) .. they were no use to me and I had to 
format the server.. and obviously I have to backup mailman itself to avoid this 
situation in the future.. so what files or directories should I backup??

 

thanks..

 

 


 
> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:46:22 -0700
> From: m...@msapiro.net
> To: khillo...@hotmail.com; mailman-users@python.org
> Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] missing list!
> 
> Khalil Abbas wrote:
> >
> >I went to /var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail and found these files:
> >
> >
> >config.pck
> >config.pck.corrupt
> >config.pck.last
> >config.pck.safety
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.11461
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2530
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2554
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2593
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2608
> >config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.9818
> >pending.pck
> >request.pck
> >
> >
> >could the correct file be there? do I have to rename any of these files to
> >make it work again?
> 
> Do
> 
> /path/to/bin/dumpdb -p /var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail/$f
> 
> for $f equal to each of the above config.pck* files in turn.
> 
> Some of these will probably throw an exception and some may work. For
> those that work, pick the file with the most recent timestamp and copy
> it to config.pck
> 
> Also, look in mailman's 'error' log for messages with timestamps around
> the timestamps of the above files for more insight into the problem.
> 
> >if there's nothing I can do, is there a way to backup
> > the list of members in this missing list to a text file so I can format the
> >server and install mailman again and reconfigure the lists ?
> 
> 
> Hopefully, you can identify at least one usable config.pck and just use
> it. If not, you can try running strings on the files to extract data
> from them.
> 
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> 
  
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Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list!

[Mark Sapiro]

Khalil Abbas wrote:
>
>I went to /var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail and found these files:
>
>
>config.pck
>config.pck.corrupt
>config.pck.last
>config.pck.safety
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.11461
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2530
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2554
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2593
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2608
>config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.9818
>pending.pck
>request.pck
>
>
>could the correct file be there? do I have to rename any of these files to
>make it work again?

Do

  /path/to/bin/dumpdb -p /var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail/$f

for $f equal to each of the above config.pck* files in turn.

Some of these will probably throw an exception and some may work. For
those that work, pick the file with the most recent timestamp and copy
it to config.pck

Also, look in mailman's 'error' log for messages with timestamps around
the timestamps of the above files for more insight into the problem.

>if there's nothing I can do, is there a way to backup
> the list of members in this missing list to a text file so I can format the
>server and install mailman again and reconfigure the lists ?


Hopefully, you can identify at least one usable config.pck and just use
it. If not, you can try running strings on the files to extract data
from them.

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Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list!

[Khalil Abbas]

Actually the missing list is called: dailymail..

 

I went to /var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail and found these files:

 

config.pck
config.pck.corrupt
config.pck.last
config.pck.safety
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.11461
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2530
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2554
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2593
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.2608
config.pck.MY-MAIL-SERVER-ADDRESS.9818
pending.pck
request.pck


could the correct file be there? do I have to rename any of these files to make 
it work again? if there's nothing I can do, is there a way to backup the list 
of members in this missing list to a text file so I can format the server and 
install mailman again and reconfigure the lists ?

 

 

Thanks ..


 
> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:50:02 -0700
> From: m...@msapiro.net
> To: khillo...@hotmail.com; mailman-users@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list!
> 
> Khalil Abbas wrote:
> >
> >one of my lists is missing !! I'm getting this :
> >
> > 
> >
> >./list_members list1
> >No such list: list1
> 
> 
> So the list isn't there. I.e., there is no lists/list1/ directory
> containing at least one of config.pck, config.pck.last, config.db or
> config.db.last. The directory has been renamed or removed or the
> config.* files have been removed.
> 
> >0
> >./list_members list2
> >477
> >./list_members list3
> >483
> >./list_members list4
> >442
> >
> >
> >when running : bin/list_lists I get this error:
> >
> > 
> >
> >./list_lists
> >Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "./list_lists", line 122, in ?
> > main()
> > File "./list_lists", line 94, in main
> > mlist = MailList.MailList(n, lock=0)
> > File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 130, in __init__
> > self.Load()
> > File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 644, in Load
> > raise Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError, e
> >Mailman.Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError: [Errno 2] No such file or 
> >directory: '/var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail/config.db.last'
> 
> 
> There is a lists/dailymail/ directory containing probably a config.pck
> and config.pck.last, but these are somehow corrupted and can't be
> unpickled by the list instantiation process.
> 
> Note that the current (Mailman 2.1.x) files are config.pck*. It is
> normal to not have config.db* files.
> 
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Re: [Mailman-Users] missing list!

[Mark Sapiro]

Khalil Abbas  wrote:
>
>one of my lists is missing !! I'm getting this :
>
> 
>
>./list_members list1
>No such list: list1


So the list isn't there. I.e., there is no lists/list1/ directory
containing at least one of config.pck, config.pck.last, config.db or
config.db.last. The directory has been renamed or removed or the
config.* files have been removed.

>0
>./list_members list2
>477
>./list_members list3
>483
>./list_members list4
>442
>
>
>when running : bin/list_lists I get this error:
>
> 
>
>./list_lists
>Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "./list_lists", line 122, in ?
>main()
>  File "./list_lists", line 94, in main
>mlist = MailList.MailList(n, lock=0)
>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 130, in __init__
>self.Load()
>  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 644, in Load
>raise Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError, e
>Mailman.Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError: [Errno 2] No such file or 
>directory: '/var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail/config.db.last'


There is a lists/dailymail/ directory containing probably a config.pck
and config.pck.last, but these are somehow corrupted and can't be
unpickled by the list instantiation process.

Note that the current (Mailman 2.1.x) files are config.pck*. It is
normal to not have config.db* files.

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[Mailman-Users] missing list!

[Khalil Abbas]

Hello guys..

 

one of my lists is missing !! I'm getting this :

 

./list_members list1
No such list: list1
0
./list_members list2
477
./list_members list3
483
./list_members list4
442


when running : bin/list_lists I get this error:

 

./list_lists
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./list_lists", line 122, in ?
main()
  File "./list_lists", line 94, in main
mlist = MailList.MailList(n, lock=0)
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 130, in __init__
self.Load()
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 644, in Load
raise Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError, e
Mailman.Errors.MMCorruptListDatabaseError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
'/var/lib/mailman/lists/dailymail/config.db.last'

 

HELP!!

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  
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[Mailman-Users] missing list info and admin pages

[Steve Braker]

Hello.  My web host provides Mailman, which worked fine until a few weeks
ago when the list info and admin pages suddenly stopped working.  The
lists themselves still work fine, and subscriptions can be done via email.
But the major web interface is just gone.  Does anyone have any tips I
could pass along to their tech support as to where to look for the
trouble?  The error message is:
_

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was
unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and inform
them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that
may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an
ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/1.3.17 Server at www.poynette.net Port 80
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Thanks for any tips!

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