The scripts contain faulty settings for debian, ( take the INSTALL and add these sections or change you cvs for debian if not done.
2.1 Debian ( worked on SID,kernel 2.4.20 postfix, mysql dbmail1.0 ) apt-get install libssl-dev libmysqlclient10-dev libstdc++2.10-dev (dont sure if its needed Add the following to: main.c: char *configFile = "dbmail.conf"; should be char *configFile = "/etc/dbmail.conf"; settings.h: #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "dbmail.conf" should be #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/dbmail.conf" In user.c added #include <sys/types.h> #include <unistd.h> In build.sh: install-dbmail.sh $bindir should be ./install-dbmail.sh $bindir In install-dbmail.sh: targetman=/usr/local/man/man1/ should be targetman=/usr/share/man/man1/ /bin/chown $user_dbmail:$group_dbmail $file /bin/chmod 770 $file /bin/cp -fp $file $targetexec 2.99 For Debian edit the build.sh change the following paths mylibdir=/usr/lib/ binddir=/usr/sbin/ 4.99 adduser --system --no-create-home --group dbmail --disabled-login dbmail which user uid & gid are needed for the smtp pop and imap daemons of dbmail? 6.1 For Debian: dbmail unix - n n - - pipe flags= user=dbmail:dbmail argv=/usr/sbin/dbmail-smtp -d ^^ ^^ ( this is ? ) 7.1 And for debian (cron.d ? cron.daily ? ): 0 3 * * * /usr/sbin/dbmail-maintenance -cfpd >> /dev/null 2>&1 i have 1 question, ( sorry am a newbie ) , ;) i have problems with acces rights, which uid/ gid is used for dbmail-smtp ? im running debian sid, postfix-mysql , dbmail from source ( not you package ) thanx LvB > > Van: Paul Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: 2003/02/04 di PM 10:17:05 CET > Aan: dbmail@dbmail.org > Onderwerp: Re: [Dbmail] starting dbmail-imapd and dbmail-popd? > > shon wrote: > > >does anyone have any runtime scripts and/or a list of options to pass to > >these programs when they start. i assume that pop would be an inet program > >and imap a server daemon > > > > > > > > > You can download the source for the debian package I've created from: > > http://debian.nfgd.net/debian/unstable/dbmail_1.0cvs-7.tar.gz > > In there you'll find debian/dbmail.init > > Of course you'll have to edit the script to match your system. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dbmail mailing list > Dbmail@dbmail.org > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >