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[VH-Robert]

Our EXIM stopped working and Cpanel continues to try to restart it, which doesn't work.

How can I go about on checking to see why it doesn't start? My sysadmin is out of town (GRR).

Thanks.

[serial]

/scripts/upcp

If that doesn't solve it with an update from cPanel, tail -f /var/log/messages and look for errors.

[VH-Robert]

2003-06-18 15:27:04 Exim configuration error
main option "acl_smtp_rcpt" unknown in line 11

I did tail -f and got this:

Jun 18 15:15:00 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].10168 for "
Epicserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:15:52 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].4616 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:16:02 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].9434 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:16:06 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].4362 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:20:01 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].5064 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:22:03 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].4298 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:22:04 zeus su: admin to root on /dev/ttyp0
Jun 18 15:22:57 zeus named[240]: denied update from [216.153.253.10].5242 for "E
picserver.com" IN
Jun 18 15:26:18 zeus proftpd[5277]: zeus.epicserver.com (cs24174137-143.satx.rr.
com[24.174.137.143]) - USER cazkyle: Login successful.
Jun 18 15:26:54 zeus su: admin to root on /dev/ttyp0


Any ideas?

[serial]

What cPanel build are you running?

[VH-Robert]

THanks for the reply Serial - this morning I upgraded Cpanel and WHM.

WHM 6.4.2 Cpanel 6.4.2-R84

Problem was before Cpanel/WHM Upgrade

[serial]

Do you have the following at the very top of /etc/exim.conf?

#!!# This file is output from the convert4r4 script, which tries
#!!# to convert Exim 3 configurations into Exim 4 configurations.
#!!# However, it is not perfect, especially with non-simple
#!!# configurations. You must check it before running it.


#!!# These options specify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) that
#!!# are used for incoming SMTP messages - after the RCPT and DATA
#!!# commands, respectively.

acl_smtp_rcpt = check_recipient
acl_smtp_data = check_message

#!!# This setting defines a named domain list called
#!!# local_domains, created from the old options that
#!!# referred to local domains. It will be referenced
#!!# later on by the syntax "+local_domains".
#!!# Other domain and host lists may follow.

domainlist local_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains

domainlist relay_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains : \
lsearch;/etc/secondarymx
hostlist relay_hosts = lsearch;/etc/relayhosts : \
localhost
hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *

[VH-Robert]

Originally posted by serial
Do you have the following at the very top of /etc/exim.conf?

#!!# This file is output from the convert4r4 script, which tries
#!!# to convert Exim 3 configurations into Exim 4 configurations.
#!!# However, it is not perfect, especially with non-simple
#!!# configurations. You must check it before running it.


#!!# These options specify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) that
#!!# are used for incoming SMTP messages - after the RCPT and DATA
#!!# commands, respectively.

acl_smtp_rcpt = check_recipient
acl_smtp_data = check_message

#!!# This setting defines a named domain list called
#!!# local_domains, created from the old options that
#!!# referred to local domains. It will be referenced
#!!# later on by the syntax "+local_domains".
#!!# Other domain and host lists may follow.

domainlist local_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains

domainlist relay_domains = lsearch;/etc/localdomains : \
lsearch;/etc/secondarymx
hostlist relay_hosts = lsearch;/etc/relayhosts : \
localhost
hostlist auth_relay_hosts = *

We are running FreeBSD 5.7 RELEASE and there is no file called /etc/exim.conf or exim.conf heh

[VH-Robert]

Originally posted by VeroHost
We are running FreeBSD 5.7 RELEASE and there is no file called /etc/exim.conf or exim.conf heh

I get this:


localhost# /etc/rc.d/init.d/exim start
2003-06-18 15:55:14 Exim configuration error
main option "acl_smtp_rcpt" unknown in line 11
antirelaydCould not create INET socket: Address already in use IO:ocket::INET: Address already in use

[serial]

Try running:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/exim stop more than once to ensure everything is killed off and then /etc/rc.d/init.d/exim start

[VH-Robert]

antirelayd spamd-su-2.05b# /etc/rc.d/init.d/exim stop
cat: /var/run/exim.pid: No such file or directory
usage: kill [-s signal_name] pid ...
kill -l [exit_status]
kill -signal_name pid ...
kill -signal_number pid ...
antirelayd spamd-su-2.05b# /etc/rc.d/init.d/exim start
2003-06-18 15:57:45 Exim configuration error
main option "acl_smtp_rcpt" unknown in line 11
antirelaydCould not create INET socket: Address already in use IO:ocket::INET: Address already in use

Weird.. umm

[serial]

Sounds like you are half ass upgraded to Exim 4; try the following:

/scripts/updatenow
/scripts/rebuildeximbsd

[VH-Robert]

Serial, I really appreciate it! If there is anything I can help you with, PLEASE let me KNOW

[serial]

So does that mean Exim is working?

[VH-Robert]

Yes.

But why would the server try to update exim on its own?

[serial]

Nightly cPanel updates my friend. You have to watch out for them; sometimes they bite hard.