Package: mimedefang Version: 2.64-6 Severity: normal After upgrading to the new version, mimedefang can't spawn new slaves when trying to reload.
Calling "/etc/init.d/mimdefang reload" results in these mail.log entries: Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Re-initialized embedded Perl interpreter Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Killing idle slave 1 (pid 4486): Forcing reread of filter rules Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Killing idle slave 0 (pid 4481): Forcing reread of filter rules Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Reap: slave 0 (pid 4481) exited normally with status 0 Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 0 resource usage: req=0, scans=0, user=0.000, sys=0.000, nswap=0, majflt=0, minflt=277, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0 Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Reap: slave 1 (pid 4486) exited normally with status 0 Feb 24 12:46:41 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 1 resource usage: req=0, scans=0, user=0.000, sys=0.004, nswap=0, majflt=0, minflt=279, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0 Feb 24 12:46:44 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Starting slave 1 (pid 4490) (1 running): Bringing slaves up to minSlaves (2) Feb 24 12:46:44 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 1 stderr: Undefined subroutine &main::do_main_loop called at /usr/bin/mimedefang.pl line 21. Feb 24 12:46:44 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Reap: slave 1 (pid 4490) exited normally with status 9 (SLAVE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY) Feb 24 12:46:44 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 1 resource usage: req=0, scans=0, user=0.000, sys=0.000, nswap=0, majflt=0, minflt=289, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0 Feb 24 12:46:47 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Starting slave 1 (pid 4492) (1 running): Bringing slaves up to minSlaves (2) Feb 24 12:46:47 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 1 stderr: Undefined subroutine &main::do_main_loop called at /usr/bin/mimedefang.pl line 21. Feb 24 12:46:47 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Reap: slave 1 (pid 4492) exited normally with status 9 (SLAVE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY) Feb 24 12:46:47 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Slave 1 resource usage: req=0, scans=0, user=0.000, sys=0.000, nswap=0, majflt=0, minflt=291, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0 [...] Restarting mimedefang seems to work without a problem: Feb 24 12:47:10 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4464]: Received SIGTERM: Stopping slaves and terminating Feb 24 12:47:14 DebianBuild mimedefang[4480]: MIMEDefang-2.64: mi_stop=1 Feb 24 12:47:16 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4553]: started; minSlaves=2, maxSlaves=10, maxRequests=500, maxIdleTime=300, busyTimeout=600, clientTimeout=10 Feb 24 12:47:16 DebianBuild mimedefang[4569]: MIMEDefang alive. slavesReservedForLoopback=-1 AllowNewConnectionsToQueue=0 doRelayCheck=0 doHeloCheck=0 doSenderCheck=0 doRecipientCheck=0 Feb 24 12:47:16 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4553]: Initialized embedded Perl interpreter Feb 24 12:47:16 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4553]: Starting slave 0 (pid 4570) (1 running): Bringing slaves up to minSlaves (2) Feb 24 12:47:16 DebianBuild mimedefang[4569]: Multiplexor alive - entering main loop Feb 24 12:47:19 DebianBuild mimedefang-multiplexor[4553]: Starting slave 1 (pid 4576) (2 running): Bringing slaves up to minSlaves (2) Regards, Tobias -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers oldstable APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (100, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages mimedefang depends on: ii adduser 3.102 Add and remove users and groups ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch2 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdigest-sha1-perl 2.11-2+b1 NIST SHA-1 message digest algorith ii libio-stringy-perl 2.110-2 Perl5 modules for IO from scalars ii libmailtools-perl 1.74-1 Manipulate email in perl programs ii libmilter1.0.1 8.14.3-6 Sendmail Mail Filter API (Milter) ii libmime-tools-perl 5.427-2 Perl5 modules for MIME-compliant m ii libperl5.10 5.10.0-19 Shared Perl library ii libunix-syslog-perl 1.1-2 Perl interface to the UNIX syslog( ii perl [libmime-base64-perl] 5.10.0-19 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii psmisc 22.3-1 Utilities that use the proc filesy Versions of packages mimedefang recommends: pn sendmail <none> (no description available) pn tk8.3 | wish <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: mimedefang/embedperl: true -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org