On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 17:21, A.J. Werkman wrote: > I installed mailman on rh9, the default rpm. > > On starup I get: > > [root@wnsn Mailman]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/mailman start > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 524, in ? > main() > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 319, in main > check_privs() > File "/var/mailman/bin/mailmanctl", line 274, in check_privs > gid = grp.getgrnam(mm_cfg.MAILMAN_GROUP)[2] > KeyError: getgrnam(): name not found > > Do I need to preconfigure something before I can fire up the mailman app?? > > I can't find anything in the docs. > First of please visit this link this is VERY IMPORTANT http://www.komnas.com/~adey/bart_google.gif Then read further on... Simple google search for KeyError: getgrnam(): name not found [URL's maybe wrapped] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=KeyError%3A+getgrnam %28%29%3A+name+not+found&btnG=Google+Search Returns this as the second result. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2003-June/029911.html The above mailing list archive is pretty detailed. /Me glances at the post perfunctorily This means you gotta install from the tar ball available at the mailman home page. Or if somebody has been kind enough to make new RH 9 packages which you can find and you trust the packager use them. Best of luck, -- Arindam Dey The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. GPG FPR: B8E3 219E F129 F970 F4A7 BC50 9636 504A BEDF 5739 -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
