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["Stefan Hornburg (Racke)" <address@concealed>]

On 13/08/2021 10:10, Ramon Roca wrote:
> El 13/8/21 a les 9:15, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) ha escrit:
> > On 13/08/2021 09:09, Ramon Roca wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We're running a server with 6.1.24. The server OS got unstable &
> > > corrupted (not because of sympa, which is still working) so we want to
> > > move the current sympa to a new server, and simultaneously upgrade it to
> > > the latest distributed pacjage, which I've fount is 6.2.40.
> > >
> > > For that purpose we followed this doc:
> > > https://sympa-community.github.io/manual/upgrade/move.html
> > >
> > > Once we have everything installed on the new server (distribution
> > > package, moved sympa.conf $EXPLDIR, $SPOOLDIR, $SYSCONFDIR and $ARCDIR)
> > > and start the sympa server, we're getting the web interface at the /wws,
> > > authentication of existing users looks fine, but lloks empty, can't find
> > > any list at all.
> > >
> > > Could you point me on how to investigate what could be wrong?
> >
> > Check permissions on the directories, especially on list_data.
> > Current Sympa needs write permissions on $EXPLDIR and $SPOOLDIR directories.
> >
> > More information should be available in the Sympa logs.
> >
> > Regards
> >            Racke
>
> Thanks Racke! The log gave us light: Actually sympa wasn't running as we 
> thought: we had a syntax error at sympa.conf
>
> After correcting the abovementioner error, we get another complain, now about 
> a cookie:
>
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes sympa_msg[3911]: info main::_load() Configuration 
> file read, default log level 0
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes sympa_msg[3911]: err main::#90 > main::_load#313 
> DIED: sympa.conf/cookie parameter has changed. You may have severe 
> inconsitencies into password storage. Restore previous cookie or write some tool 
> to re-encrypt password in database and check spools contents (look at 
> /home/fundacio/etc/cookies.history file). at /usr/lib/sympa/bin/sympa_msg.pl 
> line 313.
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes sympa_msg.pl[3911]: DIED: sympa.conf/cookie parameter 
> has changed. You may have severe inconsitencies into password storage. 
> Restore previous cookie or write some tool to re-encrypt password in database 
> and check spools contents (look at /home/fundacio/etc/cookies.history file). 
> at /usr/lib/sympa/bin/sympa_msg.pl line 313.
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes sympa_msg.pl[3911]:  at 
> /usr/lib/sympa/bin/sympa_msg.pl line 313.
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes sympa_msg.pl[3911]: #011main::_load() called at 
> /usr/lib/sympa/bin/sympa_msg.pl line 90
> Aug 13 10:04:59 llistes archived.pl: info main:: Configuration file read, 
> default log lev
>
> How I can reset this cookie that got corrupted?
> We can restart easily restart the move/upgrade from scratch if necessary.

The cookie shouldn't be necessary any more. Try to comment it out.

Regards
        Racke
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ramon


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