RE: [Exim] /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile problems

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Author: Smith, A.D.
Date:  
To: Odhiambo Washington
CC: exim-users
Subject: RE: [Exim] /var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile problems
# exim -bP exim_user
exim_user = mm

# id exim
uid=102(mm) gid=100(exim)

exim v4.10 (with exiscan patch)
using Solaris 9
with exim -d <local_user> .... the delivery is processed as usual, except it loops at the lockfile once or twice. (it's just slowing every delivery down!!)
I have tried rm /var/spool/exim/db/*, which works for a limited time.


* Smith, A.D. <ads13@???> [20030311 13:46]: wrote:
> I keep seeing messages in my mainlog:
> Failed to get write lock for

/var/spool/exim/db/retry.lockfile: timed out
>
> if I do ls -ld /var/spool/exim/db:
> drwxrwx--T   2 mm       exim         512 Mar 11 10:34

/var/spool/exim/db

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