4.74.9-1 strangeness/bugs

[Julian Field]

On 17/12/08 14:57, Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
> Julian,
>
> I attempted to go with 4.74.9-1 this morning, and got bit.
> Here is my list of issues:
>
> 1) I noticed that "Lockfile Dir" is now 
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/Locks instead of /tmp.
> This directory didn't exist, but I notice that starting up
> MailScanner created both this directory and a "locks" directory
> there, and populated it with [antivirus]Busy.lock files.
Correct.
>
> At startup, I got the complaint:
>
> -n Starting MailScanner...
> sh: /usr/sbin/mailscanner_create_locks: not found
Fixed.
> Error: Attempt to create locks in 
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/Locks failed!
Caused by the previous error.
>
> These complaints are new.
>
> 2) I ran the update_virus_scanner, and got:
>
> # /opt/MailScanner/bin/update_virus_scanners
> Can't open /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf: No such file or directory.
> Can't open /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf: No such file or directory.
> Can't open /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf: No such file or directory.
>
> My MailScanner.conf lives in /opt/MailScanner/etc/MailScanner.conf, not
> /etc/MailScanner.  /etc/MailScanner only contains my customized 
> rules/reports
> files.  Hmmm.  I could create a symlink there but don't want to.
Fixed.
>
> 3) BUG:  The permissions on /tmp got changed from 1777 to 700 on me
> during my debug run of 4.74.9-1.  Ouch!
Fixed.
>
> My Setup: Solaris 10 sparc, install MS via tarball.
Many thanks for those reports. This is, after all, a beta, and it's 
exactly these reports that I want to hear about.

I'll push out a new version in a minute.
>
> Jeff Earickson
> Colby College
>
> (BTW: Merry Christmas, I hope you find that liver that you need under
> the tree.)
That would be nice :-)

Jules

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