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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 22:25:50 -0400
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From: "Jean M. Vandette" <vandj@securenet.net>
Subject: Re: inn 2.1 can't open history file
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At 10:18 AM 9/29/1998 +1000, you wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to install inn 2.1 to replace 1.7.2 on my freebsd 2.2.5 news
>server box, but I'm getting a strange error when I try to run it.
>
>innd: SERVER descriptors 1024
>innd: SERVER outgoing 1011
>innd: SERVER cant dbzinit /usr2/news/db/history No such file or directory
>
>The file was made with makehistory -i.  It exists, and has the correct
>permissions.
>
>-rw-rw-r--  1 news  news  0 Sep 25 16:38 /usr2/news/db/history
>

Make sure the files are not 
history.n
history.n.dir
history.n.hash
history.n.index 


if they are change them to 
history
history.dir
history.hash
history.index

also ~news/bin/inncheck will let you know all that is wrong
with you setup.

Regards

John M. Vandette

**John M. Vandette, Consultant       vandj@securenet.net**
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