SOLVED Re: apt-get and Mailman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio Rodriguez" <arodriguez31@cfl.rr.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: apt-get and Mailman
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 05:31:07PM -0500, John Fleming wrote:
> > I'm having a problem with Mailman - error below. My lists work, but I
can't
> > view any of the pertinent web pages (like to create a new list or any
other
> > admin task). There seems to be at least one error with
> > /var/lib/mailman/logs. This file is apparently a link to a nonexistent
> > file. It appears empty when viewed with vim, and as a dimmed icon in
KDE,
> > with KDE indicating this is a link to a PREVIOUSLY-existing file.
> >
> > I'm running unstable. Is there any way to tell if an apt-update/upgrade
has
> > broken my Mailman installation (and therefore I should wait for a fix)
or if
> > something else has happened that I should try to diagnose and fix? It
used
> > to work, and I haven't changed anything or installed anything except
what I
> > get with current upgrades.
> >
> > I'm posting mainly to this list to ask this about apt-get: If I apt-get
> > remove Mailman (not using purge option), and then reinstall, will my
> > configuration still be intact? Thanks - John
>
> When only removing the configuration files shouldn't be touched. You
> could back them up just in case.
BEAUTIFUL! apt-get remove mailman, apt-get install mailman = problems
solved! This is one of the reasons I like Debian! I don't how it got
messed up, but it was sure easy to fix! - John
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