On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 01:19:39AM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 12:23:51AM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > I realize there's a debbugs mailing list but it's seen a total of four > > posts for this year, I thought debian-user might be more useful. > > > > I'm maintining a debbugs installation inhereted from another admin. > > Following a server move, after which it initially *did* work, the system > > hasn't been processing bugs (handling new requests) or responding to > > queries via the "request" address for the past several days. > > > > Major subsystems on the box *do* work -- mail, browser, cron, etc. Not > > sure what else debbugs requires, the documentation is *very* sparse. > > > > At this point I'd appreciate some assistance in tracking down and > > identifying the issues with the system, probably focussing on stupid > > mistakes (hopefully mine) and/or what I should be checking. > > More data.
...repeated... > under /var/spool/exim/msglog, I find many files which contain contents > similar to: > > 2000-08-11 01:08:00 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: debbugs_pipe > transport failed: Child process of debbugs_pipe transport returned > 100 from command: /usr/lib/debbugs/receive > *** Frozen (delivery error message) > > Running /usr/lib/debbugs/receive by hand as user debbugs, I get: Ok, I've found that "receive" is being run out of /etc/exim.conf. ...hmmm... Strangeness. It appears that debbugs may be up and running again. Not quite sure what turned the trick, possibly a mailserver restart. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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