[BlueOnyx:18900] Re: mailman would start

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Hi RC,

Looking at the output of systemctl status mailman, you showed this:
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  mailmanctl[5951]: self.__write()
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  mailmanctl[5951]: File
 > "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/LockFile.py", line 422, in __write
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  mailmanctl[5951]: fp = open(self.__tmpfname, 'w')
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  mailmanctl[5951]: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or
 > directory: '/var/lock/mailman/master-qrunner..5951.1'
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  systemd[1]: mailman.service: control process exited,
 > code=exited status=1
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  systemd[1]: Failed to start GNU Mailing List Manager.
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  systemd[1]: Unit mailman.service entered failed state.
 > Dec 28 08:57:20Â  systemd[1]: mailman.service failed.
 > Dec 28 08:58:14Â  systemd[1]: Stopped GNU Mailing List Manager.
 > Dec 28 08:58:15Â  systemd[1]: Stopped GNU Mailing List Manager.


But your clip from /var/log/messages indicates that the service started 
about 2 minutes later:
Dec 28 09:00:01Â  systemd: Started Session 6439588 of user mailman.

So you have conflicting reports from systemctl and /var/log/messages. 
I'm at a loss to explain that.  (I admit that systemd remains a bit 
mysterious to me, though I'm being forced to understand it more and more 
as the days wear on.)

I would say the output of /var/log/messages should be trusted in this 
case.  Mailman actually IS running.  But you may want to see if the 
service is actually running by monitoring traffic through a mailman list.

Perhaps someone with a better grasp on systemd will be able to chime in 
if you're still having difficulty.

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Chris Gebhardt
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