Re: [Mailman-Users] Authorisation for creating new list

2005-12-11 Thread Brad Knowles
At 12:45 AM + 2005-12-12, John Poltorak wrote: > I'm trying to create a new list via the admin web interface but am told > that I'm not authorised. How does Mailman identify who is authorised? The password you use. You either need to use the "list creators" password, or the "site

[Mailman-Users] Authorisation for creating new list

2005-12-11 Thread John Poltorak
I'm trying to create a new list via the admin web interface but am told that I'm not authorised. How does Mailman identify who is authorised? -- John -- Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/lis

[Mailman-Users] Mailman bails during "Administrative requests"

2005-12-11 Thread Edward Elhauge
I'd like some help on dealing with this problem permanently. I've been getting this behavior every couple of months and haven't found a good solution yet. The way it happens is that I'm on the "Administrative requests" page for some mailing list and when I submit the deletion requests I get the fo

Re: [Mailman-Users] Confused about data/aliases* permissions

2005-12-11 Thread Mark Sapiro
Todd Zullinger wrote: > >(I'd attach this to the tracker item listed above, but I have no idea >how to do that from a quick look at the SF site.) Create an account if necessary and log in (links just left of search box at top right of pages). Then you will be able to add a comment. -- Mark Sapir

Re: [Mailman-Users] Need help with a mailman archiving issue

2005-12-11 Thread Mark Sapiro
Richard Feltham wrote: >I posted previously about an issue we have been having with the archive >links. >Another project came up, and this item got dropped. I now have a bit of time >to spare, and thought I would try again. Sorry for the delay. I hope you still have time :-) >What is happening

Re: [Mailman-Users] Confused about data/aliases* permissions

2005-12-11 Thread Todd Zullinger
Mark Sapiro wrote: > The real issue is bin/check_perms doesn't check aliases.db. This is a > known problem; see > . I made a small patch for this a while back and sent it to the list, but it never made it in. At th

Re: [Mailman-Users] Confused about data/aliases* permissions

2005-12-11 Thread Mark Sapiro
Peter Seibel wrote: > >Hmmm, it seems that chmod'ing data/aliases.db to 0660 does the trick-- >now I can create lists both from the command line as a member of the >mailman group and from the web. Is that the correct fix? Yes, it is. The mail wrapper and the various cgi-bin wrappers are all SET

Re: [Mailman-Users] Confused about data/aliases* permissions

2005-12-11 Thread Peter Seibel
On Dec 11, 2005, at 8:46 AM, Peter Seibel wrote: > I'm trying to install Mailman on a GNU/Linux box with Postfix. > Following the instructions in the installation manual a chown'd data/ > aliases* to mailman:mailman. However when I try to create a group > from the web interface I get an error bec

[Mailman-Users] Confused about data/aliases* permissions

2005-12-11 Thread Peter Seibel
I'm trying to install Mailman on a GNU/Linux box with Postfix. Following the instructions in the installation manual a chown'd data/ aliases* to mailman:mailman. However when I try to create a group from the web interface I get an error because postalias can't write data/aliases.db. I got it