Re: hypermail & aliases & "Couldn't create lock file"

Because the userid that the hypermail process is running as doesn't have permission to create files in that directory (www/oernii/fun/fun-archiv).

Depending on how your system is set up, hypermail will probably be running as daemon. See the note in docs/hypermail.html about running hypermail from an alias. You may find it easier to run hypermail from a particular user account using a .forward file or procmail.

Paul

On Fri, 14 May 1999, OERNii - Ernest Beinrohr wrote:

> hi,
> any ideas why I get this messages (i use /etc/aliases)
>
> The original message was received at Fri, 14 May 1999 15:10:11 +0200
> from oernii [195.12.136.209]
>
> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> "|/usr/local/bin/hypermail -i -u -d /www/oernii/fun/fun-archiv -l
> \"OERNii's FUN list \""
> (expanded from: <hm_at_oernii.sk>)
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> hypermail: Couldn't create lock file
> "/www/oernii/fun/fun-archiv/.hypermail.lock".
> 554 "|/usr/local/bin/hypermail -i -u -d /www/oernii/fun/fun-archiv -l
> \"OERNii's FUN list \""... unknown
> mailer error 255
>
> .
> .
> .
>
>
> --
> _at_@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@
> _at_@! @@@ @@! @@! @@@ @@!@!@@@ @@@ @@@
> !_at_! !!! !!!!!: !!@!@! !@! !!! !!! !!!
> :!: !:! :!: :!: !:! :!: !:! :!: :!:
> : : : : :: :: : : : :: : : :
> ==============----------------------------------
> OERNii - Ernest Beinrohr
> mailto:oernii_at_oernii.sk
> http://www.oernii.sk
> #holubnik on IRCNET
> ICQ No : 28153343
Received on Fri 14 May 1999 04:18:52 PM GMT