ctl_cyrusdb -c reports "unable to archive environment"

[Igor Brezac]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Ken Murchison wrote:

>
>
> Michael Ellis wrote:
>
> >
> > I am happy to report that things are starting to shape up.
> >
> > Besides not being able to see the text I enter into "cyradm", the most
> > nagging problem I am having right now is in determining why "ctl_cyrusdb
> > -c" fails.
> >
> > When I issue that command from the /var/imap directory (as the cyrus
> > user), I get the following dumped to stdout:
> > ctl_cyrusdb: unable to archive environment
> > ctl_cyrusdb: unable to archive environment
> >
> > Checking the system log revels these errors:
> > Jul 24 19:23:17 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[12952]: checkpointing cyrus
> > databases
> > Jul 24 19:23:17 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[12952]: DBERROR: archive
> > /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
> > Jul 24 19:23:17 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[12952]: DBERROR: error
> > archiving log file: /var/imap/db/log.0000000001
> > Jul 24 19:23:17 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[12952]: DBERROR: archive
> > /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
> > Jul 24 19:23:17 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[12952]: done checkpointing
> > cyrus databases
> >
> > Obviously, I am concerned about deploying the mail server with these
> > errors in place.
> >
> > Can somebody familiar with how the "ctl_cyrusdb" archives its data offer
> > any advice?
>
> What are the permissions on /var/imap/db?
>

What version of sleepycat do you use?  I use 4.1.25 and I remember getting
similar messages awhile back.  Try starting 'master' from
'configdirectory'.

I am using a different OS from you, so I am not sure if this will help.

-- 
Igor