Exim Install
Martin Hepworth
martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM
Mon Dec 5 09:09:37 GMT 2005
Steve
Aha - you're using slit queues...you need to enable that setting in the
MailScanner.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 18:26
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
>
> I went through the instructions again, starting from scratch. I've made
> some serious progress. MailScanner is definantly processing some mail. I
> show that I process some mail in the maillog.
>
> However I keep getting these lines in the maillog
>
> Dec 2 13:25:58 1n6-5 MailScanner[19651]: Could not open file
> >/var/spool/exim.out/input/i/1EiFai-0004f7-Sr-D: No such file or directory
> Dec 2 13:25:58 1n6-5 MailScanner[19651]: Cannot create + lock clean body
> /var/spool/exim.out/input/i/1EiFai-0004f7-Sr-D,
>
> And it will be for the same file over and over again.
>
> Here are the results of check_MailScanner though.
>
> Starting MailScanner...
> In Debugging mode, not forking...
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1Ehj5W-0001dj-A9/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: can't find EOCD signature
> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 599
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: can't find EOCD signature
> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 599
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhWT6-0002aZ-H3/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhGoQ-0005Hr-QC/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhbVW-0005E9-33/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1Ehqwg-0000F1-N0/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhrjH-0003vf-J8/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhJXv-0003mO-Np/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhYXr-0000G5-58/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> format error: bad signature: 0x00905a4d at offset 0 in file
> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/32097/1EhduZ-0003xD-UA/File-
> packed_dataInfo.exe
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> IO error: seeking to local header : Invalid argument
> at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line 443
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Done the parse. Counter = 0 and max = 200
> Cannot create + lock clean body /var/spool/exim.out/input/O/1Ehj7O-0007z2-
> HW-D, at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/EximDiskStore.pm line 370
>
>
>
>
> 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 9:47 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Exim Install
>
> Hmmm
>
> When its in debug mode it should only go through one sequence and stop....
> most odd..
>
>
>
> --
> 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 17:33
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Exim Install
> >
> > 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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