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List:       mailman-users
Subject:    Re: [Mailman-Users] Strange error with Mailman 2.1.9
From:       "Richard Hartmann" <richih.mailinglist () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-12-01 17:19:33
Message-ID: 2d460de70812010919t32b6711eobb6b752d591cecde () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 18:01, Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> wrote:

> First of all, your /etc/init.d/mailman script come from plesk or some
> other packager. Our suggested script doesn't attempt to remove lock
> files.

Yes, it's Plesk (unfortunately).


> You should
> dump the file with "bin/dumpdb -p" to make sure it contains both a
> message and a metadata object before renaming it.

# /usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb -p
/var/lib/mailman/qfiles/shunt/1227775710.928695+a44f4a2c5af5927c529c6c4a5589ab71759a1f86.pck.tmp
[----- start pickle file -----]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 159, in <module>
    msg = main()
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 139, in main
    obj = load(fp)
ValueError: insecure string pickle
# /usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb -p
/var/lib/mailman/qfiles/shunt/1227793170.26085+afbc8b7ceee95547b83dc3e69f055d67e53acb33.pck.tmp
[----- start pickle file -----]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 159, in <module>
    msg = main()
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 139, in main
    obj = load(fp)
ValueError: insecure string pickle
# /usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb -p
/var/lib/mailman/qfiles/shunt/1227861580.003396+d73b39bd22372e715d2d80786654ef362e65fae0.pck.tmp
[----- start pickle file -----]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 159, in <module>
    msg = main()
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb", line 139, in main
    obj = load(fp)
ValueError: insecure string pickle
#


> Do not unshunt files that weren't shunted to begin with.

OK, thanks. I added your hint to my personal wiki. Very useful!


Richard
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