Bernd Schreiber wrote: > Hello, > > The ownership of the Apache hasn't changed after Suse upgrade: > > s1:/var/spool # ps -ef|grep httpd > root 5514 1 0 Jun18 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f > /etc/apache2/httpd.conf > wwwrun 5515 5514 0 Jun18 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f > /etc/apache2/httpd.conf > wwwrun 5516 5514 0 Jun18 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f > /etc/apache2/httpd.conf > > cat /etc/apache2/uid.conf > User wwwrun > Group www OK so they are the same, but the error says 'user httpd'. > The permissions of the following directories are also the > same as before: > s1:/var/spool/squirrelmail # ls -lisa > total 16 > 361261 4 drwxr-xr-x 4 wwwrun root 4096 Dec 6 2007 . > 328322 4 drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Dec 7 2007 .. > 361263 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 wwwrun www 4096 Nov 14 2007 attachments > 361262 4 drwxr-xr-x 29 wwwrun www 4096 Nov 15 2007 data > > s1:/var/spool/squirrelmail/data # ls -lisa|more > total 288 > 361262 4 drwxr-xr-x 29 wwwrun www 4096 Nov 15 2007 . > 361261 4 drwxr-xr-x 4 wwwrun root 4096 Dec 6 2007 .. > 361701 4 -rw------- 1 wwwrun www 43 Mar 5 2007 .pref > 361609 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 wwwrun www 0 Feb 14 2007 schr.abook > 361645 4 drwx-----T 2 wwwrun www 4096 Feb 19 2007 schr.gnupg > 361574 4 -rw------- 1 wwwrun www 167 Nov 13 2007 schr.pref There is NO file 'default_pref' which the error refers to. Either you have moved the data and attachment directories to /var/spool/squirrelmail from the installation directories or some other effect has happened from the update removing the file. Locate default_pref (or even off a backup). Copy it to /var/spool/squirrelmail/data. Your squirrelmail installation is also set to wwwrun & www? > Bernd > schreiber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >> Paul Lesniewski wrote: >>>>>> I have just installed Squirrelmail 1.4.15. >>>>>> >>>>>> The errors are the same. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Squirrelmail configtest said: >>>>>> >>>>>> SquirrelMail version: 1.4.15 >>>>>> Config file version: 1.4.0 >>>>>> Config file last modified: 18 June 2008 14:38:34 >>>>>> Checking PHP configuration... >>>>>> PHP version 5.2.5 OK. >>>>>> display_errors: >>>>>> error_reporting: 6143 >>>>>> variables_order OK: GPCS. >>>>>> PHP extensions OK. Dynamic loading is disabled. >>>>>> Checking paths... >>>>>> >>>>>> ERROR: Data dir (/var/spool/squirrelmail/data/) does not exist! >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. Squirrelmail login: >>>>>> Error opening ../data/default_pref >>>>>> Could not create initial preference file! >>>>>> /var/spool/squirrelmail/data/ should be writable by user httpd >> >> The important bit here being 'user httpd' are you sure the user/group >> name for Apache has not changed during the Suse upgrade. >> ...... -- Paul Carpenter | paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://www.pcserviceselectronics.co.uk/> PC Services <http://www.pcserviceselectronics.co.uk/fonts/> Timing Diagram Font <http://www.gnuh8.org.uk/> GNU H8 - compiler & Renesas H8/H8S/H8 Tiny <http://www.badweb.org.uk/> For those web sites you hate ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
