Re: [exim] Inap?p?ropriate File Type or Format

> On 20 Jan 2022, at 22:07, Graeme Fowler via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
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> On 20 Jan 2022, at 18:45, Pete Long via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
>> I wonder if anyone can help me with this error I'm seeing in my Exim log files:
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>> 2022-01-20 14:55:58 1nAYqz-0002ae-M1 failed to open DB file /var/spool/exim/db/wait-remote_smtp: Inappropriate file type or format
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>> I think the error has been present now for about a fortnight but otherwise mail transmission and reception appear to be fine.
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> Looks like the DB file for retries has become corrupt - possibly as a result of an unexpected power failure, reboot, restart or something similar. Couls also indicate underlying filesystem problems.

Thanks Graeme. I think there was a power failure a while ago. All sorted, no more inappropriate file types/formats as a result of deleting all files in /var/spool/exim/db after stopping Exim.

Thanks to all.


Pete.