ctl_cyrusdb -c reports "unable to archive environment"

[Ken Murchison]

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?


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