Re: [Exim] exim does not deliver local mails

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Author: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
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To: robert rotman
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim does not deliver local mails
On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, robert rotman wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I'v a starnge situation since i upgraded to exim 3.15:
> approx. every 2-3 days exim is stopping deliver local mails.
>
> nothing is written in the logfiles exapt that it is spooled.
> a try with "-d9" gives no error, it wirtes:
>
> - [snip]-
> Data file written for message 13NNsh-0001bn-00
> Writing spool header file
> Size of headers = 275
> LOG: 0 MAIN
>   <= user@domain U=root P=local S=281
> exec /usr/exim/bin/exim -d9 -Mc 13NNsh-0001bn-00      
> - [snip]-

>
> and then nothing happens.
> the "exec..." is only written in the log but exim does not do it!
>
> restarting eximm does not help,
> sennding SIGHUP to exim kills it !?!
>
>
> any suggestions where to start debugging?


At the risk of stating the obvious, what are the permissions on
/usr/exim/bin/exim ?

Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison        Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
A.C.Aitchison@???    http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna