RE: [Exim] exim will not start as a daemon

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Author: Greg Folkert
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To: exim-users
Subject: RE: [Exim] exim will not start as a daemon
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On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 09:57, Derrick MacPherson wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: exim-users-admin@???
> > [mailto:exim-users-admin@exim.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kinghorn
> > Sent: September 21, 2003 12:22 PM
> > To: exim-users@???
> > Subject: [Exim] exim will not start as a daemon
> >
> >
> > Hi List.
> >
> > Having a strange problem.
> >
> > Exim daemon will not start but the tests are accepted.
> >
> > /etx/rc/d/init.d/exim start FAILS
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> Not sure if the typo is just this email or how you are trying to start the
> daemon.
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> /etc/rc.d and not /etc/rc/d would be your correct path...


Comment out the exim entry in /etc/inetd.conf (or xinetd.conf)

That should help out a lot... The script checks for it being there. If
it does, aborts starting as a daemon.

You also have to kick (x)inetd to get them to release the port.

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