Problems on Solaris x86

Julian Field mailscanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Sat Aug 12 14:41:24 IST 2006


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Pascal Maes wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I'm installing MailScanner 4.55.10 into a zone on a Solaris 10 x86 system.
> The MTA is postfix and MailScanner is running as the postfix User.
> 
> I have the following problems :
> 
>    - there are no logging

Either download my latest version of MailScanner 4.55 or install 
Sys::Syslog 0.17.
And skip the "make test" bit when installing that module, it hangs on 
some systems.

>    - when I run MailScanner in debug mode, it works :
> 
> # ../bin/MailScanner
> In Debugging mode, not forking...
> Ignore errors about failing to find EOCD signature
> Stopping now as you are debugging me.
> 
>      and the mails which are in the queue are sent.
> 
>    - when I start MailScanner not in debug mode, it forks (until the 
> limit), but nothing happens
>      It's the same if I launch MailScanner in foreground :
> 
> # ../bin/MailScanner
> MailScanner 4.55.10 starting in foreground mode - pid is [4162]
> About to fork child #1 of 10...
>         Forked OK - new child is [4163]
> About to fork child #2 of 10...
>         Forked OK - new child is [4164]
> ...
> About to fork child #10 of 10...
>         Forked OK - new child is [4172]
> 
> but nothing else.
> 
> Of course, without any logging, it's not easy to find the problem
> 
> Same problem with MailScanner 4.54-6

Check the "Lock Type" you are using. You should be able to leave it 
blank for Postfix.

> 
> Any idea ?
> 
> -- 
> Pascal
> 
> 
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