Problem with Exim and Mailscanner

Jonas A. Larsen jonas at vrt.dk
Mon Jun 15 08:44:02 IST 2009


> 
> I think you missed the bit where you create a SECOND init script for
> the additional Exim instance :)  You end up with two separate exim
> scripts in /etc/init.d:
> /etc/init.d/exim
> /etc/init.d/exim.out
> 
> Then you simply need to add a symblic link into the correct run-levels
> to make sure it starts during boot.  Most distro's have their own
> utilities to do this for you:
> Debian/Ubuntu: update-rc.d
> RedHat/CentOS: chkconfig  (see
> http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Installation_Guide-en-US/ch-boot-
> init-shutdown.html)
> 
> The how-to I wrote simply shows how to make the two exim's play nicely
> with Debian so that updates etc don't hose your hard work.
> 
> If you need more help, please help us - we need to know:
> What MTA (Exim) and version?
> What version of MailScanner?
> What OS (linux/Solaris/etc) and version?
> Any logs, error messages, etc?
> 
> I really don't have enough information about your setup to offer any
> more specific information...but more than happy to help out when more
> info is available :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> James

I have made a simple mod of the Debian init script so it works with 1 initscript which starts both exim processes.

Let me know if anybody would be interested in a copy.

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