check_perms -f broke mailman
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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mailman (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: mailman
mailman (1:2.1.
check_perms -f changed the permissions on /var/lib/
# cat /var/log/
2011-03-03 21:06:25 failed to expand condition "${lookup{
2011-03-03 21:17:58 failed to expand condition "${lookup{
# ls -l /var/lib/
-rw-rw---- 1 root list 9633 2011-02-28 23:51 /var/lib/
Simple fix not using check_perms.
# chgrp Debian-exim /var/lib/
If the lists were busy or I hadn't noticed the paniclog until later, this would have resulted in lost mail!
Running check_perms still shows many permission problems, over 200, but they haven't affected the lists or the archives. It appears the way mailman is packaged with the many symbolic links contributed to this problem.
This bug was found in mailman on Ubuntu 10.04. but I suspect it is an issue for many of the packaged versions of mailman in Ubuntu and Debian.
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to report bugs and trying to make Ubuntu better. Could you please provide the following:
- Provide a sample scenario
- Sample Configuration
- Step-by-Step to reproduce this error
One this information is provided, we would be able to determine the problem better.
For now, I'm marking this bug as incomplete. Thank you again!