142025-06-23 01:12:18RobinTempletonpassword reset procedure132019-01-10 02:18:08ClintonEbadiwas a bit wrong about fix_url there122019-01-10 02:13:20ClintonEbadinote how to change list web urls112018-12-02 20:57:05ClintonEbadimention puppet102018-12-02 20:55:50ClintonEbadito move all lists to a new server, just rsync /var/lib/mailman92018-11-03 03:29:51ClintonEbadidon't forget domtool82018-11-03 03:21:40ClintonEbadiremove obsolete gunk (verified it's not needed), add what i *think* it was we need to do to move to a new server again...72012-04-23 04:18:56ClintonEbadi62008-07-07 04:28:16localhostconverted to 1.6 markup52007-11-18 00:49:42MichaelOlsonAdd vhosts_cfg.py instructions42007-11-14 18:23:24MichaelOlsonRevamp32007-11-14 18:20:55MichaelOlsonMake part of DaemonAdmin page22007-10-28 20:53:30MichaelOlson12006-02-12 18:38:13AdamChlipalaMailman packages and configuration are managed by Puppet class hcoop::service::mail::mailman2

Copy /etc/mailman/{mm_cfg.py} to new server vhost_cfg.py is generated by DomTool. Copy /etc/exim4/mailmandb to new server Stop mailman to prevent messages from being delivered while copying data: service mailman stop Copy /var/lib/mailman to new server In /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/01_exim4-config_listmacrosdef on: the new mailman host: unset HCOOP_MAILMAN_RELAY_HOST all other mail servers: set HCOOP_MAILMAN_RELAY_HOST to the new mailman host Start mailman on new server: service mailman start Reload exim, and everything ought to work DomTool also needs some settings updated.

The entirety of /var/lib/mailman can just be rsynced between servers. This is assuming Debian configuration where system controlled content and data like locks are stored in external directories and just symlinked from /var/lib/mailman.

Not entirely sure, but an old post on mailman-users might have some insight.

If a member requests a change in the primary list domain LISTNAME is the bare list name (e.g. hcoop-discuss) NEWBASEURL is the base url, with no list name (e.g. lists.hcoop.net) sudo -u list withlist -l -r fix_url LISTNAME -u NEWBASEURL Mailman doesn't care about SSL, except for the list archive link, which is a template and can be edited through the web interface by the list owner.

To reset the administrator password for a list, with LISTNAME being a bare name as above, run: sudo -u list /usr/bin/lib/mailman/change_pw -l LISTNAME This will print the new password and mail it to the list administrator. (As of June 2025, this should be run on minsky.) CategorySystemAdministration CategoryNeedsWork