rg@psgdc (Dick Gill) (04/01/89)
I am (he said hopefully), in the final stages of getting news running on our NCR Tower 32/600 through uunet. Most aspects seem to work OK, including the basic news software and rn. Examination of the news log, however, shows that some articles are bouncing into junk for reasons I don't understand. Specifically, the following four errors seem to re-occur: 1. Unknown newsgroup comp.unix.aux not localized This newsgroup is not in my "active" file. Does the system update my active file automatically or do I have to do it manually (through Checkgroups?)? 2. Cannot install article as /usr/acct/spool/news/comp/bugs/sys5/661: Permission denied The permissions for this directory, which was established by the news software, are: drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp 32 Feb 22 18:18 sys5 Is this an ownership problem? The crontab entries to pick-up news all belong to "news"; how come uucp owns the directory? 3. Newsgroups in active, but not sys Although the newsgroup is in the "active" file, the system did not set-up an entry for it in the news directory. Why not? (Permissions seem OK at the news directory level.) 4. Cannot mkdir /usr/acct/spool/news/comp/sys/ridge: Not a typewriter This one has me baffled. I will be grateful for any help. Mail is fine; I will post responses if there is interest. Thanks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dick Gill Professional Solutions Group ..uunet!psgdc!rg The quality of the circus here in Washington depends on the clowns you elect.