Re: [AMaViS-user] Amavis wont start with syslog enabled

From: Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+amavis(at)ijs.si>
Date: Thu Jun 28 2007 - 09:44:09 EDT

Daniel,

> *** make test for Unix::Syslog --> everything is fine
> *** playing around with all syslog parameters available in config file,
> testing the same settings with Unix::Syslog/test.pl --> test works,
> amavis just hangs

Try to run these tests under the same UID amavisd runs under. Perhaps there is a permission problem on the /dev/log socket.

> *** Debugging with perl -D, going through every single step in amavisd:
> openlog call works, strace shows me /dev/log is opened, however when
> calling Unix::Syslog::syslog(...) amavis freezes when executing library
> routine _isyslog($priority, $msg)

> *** played around with LOTS of configuration options, chrooting, ....

For starters, make it work without chrooting.

> I've got no clue why this call works well using the test.pl but not when
> amavis opens it. This is really the first time I'm writing to a mailing
> list - I'm really despaired...

  Mark

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