FreeBSD and MailScanner --lint

Glenn Steen glenn.steen at gmail.com
Wed Aug 8 14:17:35 IST 2007


On 08/08/07, Glenn Steen <glenn.steen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 08/08/07, Glenn Steen <glenn.steen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 08/08/07, Mikael Syska <mikael at syska.dk> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Dont knwo if this is intended to be so, but here goes ....
> > >
> > > root [/usr/local/etc/MailScanner]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mailscanner restart
> > > Stopping mailscanner.
> > > Waiting for PIDS: 778, 778.
> > > Starting mailscanner.
> > >
> > > root [/usr/local/etc/MailScanner]# cat /var/run/MailScanner.pid
> > > 3229
> > >
> > > Then running running, with MailScanner still running:
> > > #MailScanner --lint
> > >
> > > Its overwriting:
> > > root [/usr/local/etc/MailScanner]# cat /var/run/MailScanner.pid ( yes,
> > > it writes MailScanner in the pid file )
> > > MailScanner
> > >
> > > Is this the way its supposed to be or ? I just noticed this today ...
> > >
> > Very likely not.
> >
> > I just verified that it does this on Mandriva with the rpm install
> > method (and hence likely on any rpm-based system, perhaps barring
> > SuSE...).
> >
> > Will have a look.
> >
> > Cheers
>
> Looking at that init script... it just seems to be set there, never
> really used... Perhaps check_MailScanner uses it, will look further...
> Nope, not that I can easily grep/see at a cashual glance. So it should
> be safe... One can wonder what good it does, setting/managing at
> all:-).
>
The error seems to be only with how the .lint is implemented... Can't
promise any fix or anything (if Jules don't reappear:-), I've got a
lot on my plate today...

Cheers
-- 
-- Glenn
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