Re: [Exim] failed to open database lock file errors

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: Brian Nelson
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] failed to open database lock file errors
nelson@??? said:
> Are the retry* files supposed to be owned by root/root, or should they
> be mail/mail? Is that where the problem lies? I know I never chown'd
> any of these files manually. Anyone know what could have happened?


They should be owned by the exim uid/gid - so mail/mail in your case.
Since these are hints, you can just blow away the complete contents of
/var/spool/exim/db without causing any significant problems.

    Nigel.


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