Exim Install

Steve Evans scevans at CALPOLY.EDU
Fri Dec 2 17:33:03 GMT 2005 

4.43

If I take out the line queue_only = true from /etc/exim.conf I can start MailScanner and it runs fine.  It just doesn't scan mail.  Mail just gets delieverd like normal.  So I'm pretty sure I have everything pointed to the right conf files.

Also if I do a check_MailScanner I noticed that no exim process's ever fire.  It gets stuck before that point.

One of the steps from the wiki (http://wiki.mailscanner.info/doku.php?id=documentation:configuration:mta:exim:installation&s=exim+4) was to change the file /etc/init.d/exim

I had trouble finding the line /usr/exim/bin/exim -bd -q15m, so I moved the exim file, created a new one, and put in the two lines

/usr/sbin/exim -bd
/usr/sbin/exim -q15m -C /etc/exim_scanned.conf

Obviously there's no error checking or such, but it gets the job done for now.  If I start my new exim service it runs fine.  I just have to kill the process's manually.  I have attached the original /etc/init.d/exim file.

Steve Evans
805-756-7517

-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:19 AM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Exim Install

Steve

Well in your original email you had the config file as /etc/exim.conf and /etc/exim_scanned.conf.

What version of Exim are you using?

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On 
> Behalf Of Steve Evans
> Sent: 02 December 2005 17:09
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
>
> It is correct.
>
>
> Steve Evans
> 805-756-7517
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On 
> Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:43 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Exim Install
>
> Steve
>
> Hmm silly line wrapping....
>
> Edit the /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner
>
> Make sure the EXIMINCF and EXIMSENDCF vars are set properly to point 
> at the correct files...
>
> EXIMINCF=/etc/exim.conf
>
> EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim_scanned.conf
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] 
> > On Behalf Of Steve Evans
> > Sent: 02 December 2005 16:33
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> >
> > I'm sorry, what do you want me to try exactly?
> >
> >
> > Steve Evans
> > 805-756-7517
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] 
> > On Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
> > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:28 AM
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: Exim Install
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Try
> >
> > Modified the file /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner EXIM=/usr/sbin/exim 
> > EXIMINCF=/etc/exim.conf EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim_scanned.conf
> >
> > --
> > Martin Hepworth
> > Snr Systems Administrator
> > Solid State Logic
> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> > > On Behalf Of Steve Evans
> > > Sent: 02 December 2005 16:23
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> > >
> > > First it was telling me:
> > >
> > > In Debugging mode, not forking...
> > > Cannot create temporary Work Dir /22113. Are the permissions and 
> > > ownership of  correct? at 
> > > /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/WorkArea.pm
> > > line 152
> > >
> > > Then I changed the ownership of /var/spool/MailScanner to 
> > > mailnull.mailnull (which is the user and group that exim runs as) 
> > > and now when I run check_MailScanner it just sits there forever with:
> > >
> > > Starting MailScanner...
> > > In Debugging mode, not forking...
> > >
> > > If I run top it lists MailScanner at the top of the list but it's 
> > > consuming no to little CPU.
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve Evans
> > > 805-756-7517
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> > > On Behalf Of Martin Hepworth
> > > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:58 AM
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Re: Exim Install
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > Make sure there's something in the incoming spool
> > >
> > > Put MailScanner into debug mode (edit MailScanner.conf and change 
> > > both debug values to yes).
> > >
> > > Stop MailScanner
> > >
> > > Run check_mailscanner
> > >
> > > This will dump a load of debug to the screen and you should be 
> > > able to see whats happening (or not in your case)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Martin Hepworth
> > > Snr Systems Administrator
> > > Solid State Logic
> > > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: MailScanner mailing list 
> > > > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> > > > On Behalf Of Steve Evans
> > > > Sent: 01 December 2005 20:29
> > > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > > Subject: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to install MailScanner with exim for the first time.
> > > > Here is a list of the steps I have taken.
> > > >
> > > > Install MailScanner (no problems) Copied /etc/exim.conf to 
> > > > /etc/exim_scanned.conf Added these lines to /etc/exim.conf
> > > >     spool_directory = /var/spool/exim_incoming
> > > >     queue_only = true
> > > >
> > > > Then down in the routers config section of /etc/exim.conf I added
> > > >     defer_router:
> > > >         driver = manualroute
> > > >         route_list = * 127.0.0.1 byname
> > > >         self = defer
> > > >         verify = false
> > > >
> > > > In MailScanner.conf I modified these lines
> > > >     Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim_incoming/input/
> > > >     Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim/input/
> > > >     MTA = exim
> > > >     Sendmail = /usr/sbin/exim
> > > >     Sendmail2 = /usr/sbin/exim -C /etc/exim_scanned.conf
> > > >
> > > > Modified the file /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner
> > > >     EXIM=/usr/sbin/exim
> > > >     EXIMINCF=/etc/exim/exim.conf
> > > >     EXIMSENDCF=/etc/exim/exim_scanned.conf
> > > >
> > > > My two queue directories have the permissions of
> > > >     drwxr-x---   5 mailnull mail 4096 Jul 22  2004 exim/
> > > >     drwxr-x---   5 mailnull mail 4096 Nov 30 15:45 exim_incoming/
> > > >
> > > >     (note:  I didn't touch the exim folder, just the
> > > > exim_incoming)
> > > >
> > > > Then I do a service exim stop and a service MailScanner start.
> > > >
> > > > The mail comes into /var/spool/exim_incoming but nothing happens 
> > > > after that.  It just stacks up there.  If I stop MailScanner, 
> > > > change back the exim.conf file, and start exim mail flows as 
> > > > normal.  If I change the exim.conf file to only specify a new 
> > > > spool directory everything works fine.  So I"m pretty sure I 
> > > > have my queues set up
> > correctly.
> > > > Obviously though MailScanner doesn't scan the mail if I do that.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
> > > >
> > > > Steve Evans
> > > > 805-756-7517
> > > >



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