From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 28 12: 2: 1 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail6.ec.rr.com (fe6.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEBC837B430 for ; Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:01:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jennie ([66.26.7.34]) by mail6.ec.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:00:45 -0400 Message-ID: <02cc01c1eecc$f44cd6a0$0301a8c0@ec.rr.com> From: "Michael Sharp" To: Subject: qmail / pop3d startup Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:54:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02C9_01C1EEAB.6CFFB440" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02C9_01C1EEAB.6CFFB440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I installed qmail, qmailadmin, vpopmail, sqwebmail, checkpassword, = ezmlm, and ucspi from ports and all built fine. As directed in the qmail = port, I created a /var/qmail/rc script from /var/qmail/boot ( I tried = Maildir and home ). On starting the rc script, I get the following = error: qmail: 1019975240.167611 alert: cannot start, unable to read controls I then was successfully able to start the qmaild and pop3d via 2 = tcpserver commands as directed in /var/qmail/doc/FAQ, added a domain and = pop3 user in qmailadmin, but was unable to authenticate in sqwebmail. Anyway, I'm struggling, and the http://lifewithqmail.org manual is = written specifically for Redhat / Linux it seems. I would very much = appreciate it if someone can point me to some DOCs on using the above = ports in FreeBSD, or point out a rc script that works under FreeBSD, as = well as what needs to be in /var/qmail/control to get rid of the current = startup error. Thanks in advance, Michael Sharp ------=_NextPart_000_02C9_01C1EEAB.6CFFB440 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I installed qmail, qmailadmin, = vpopmail, sqwebmail,=20 checkpassword, ezmlm, and ucspi from ports and all built fine. As = directed in=20 the qmail port, I created a /var/qmail/rc script from /var/qmail/boot ( = I tried=20 Maildir and home ). On starting the rc script, I get the following=20 error:
 
qmail: 1019975240.167611 alert: cannot = start,=20 unable to read controls
 
I then was successfully able to start = the qmaild=20 and pop3d via 2 tcpserver commands as directed in /var/qmail/doc/FAQ, = added a=20 domain and pop3 user in qmailadmin, but was unable to authenticate in=20 sqwebmail.
 
Anyway, I'm struggling, and the http://lifewithqmail.org manua= l is=20 written specifically for Redhat / Linux it seems. I would very much = appreciate=20 it if someone can point me to some DOCs on using the above ports in = FreeBSD, or=20 point out a rc script that works under FreeBSD, as well as what needs to = be in=20 /var/qmail/control to get rid of the current startup error.
 
Thanks in advance,
Michael = Sharp
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