qmail start error

[sharstine]

Hello,

I have a VPS that operates fine, but qmail will not start:

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Operation restart with the VPS(s) VEIDXX service "qmail" is started.
(Status: Completed)

Starting qmail: [FAILED]

Operation restart with the VPS(s) VEIDXX service "qmail" is finished with errors: #703 Can not start/stop/restart service: Starting qmail: [FAILED].
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bash-3.00# service qmail start
Starting qmail: [FAILED]
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What does error #703 mean? I do not see any references to this error under /usr/local/psa/var/log. I also do not see any reference to the error under /var/log. There is no /var/log/qmail on the server. I do not see any resolution to the error here on the forums or after spending 30 minutes searching Google.

Note: xinetd restarts fine.

Any suggestions?

 

[Bender]

Hi,
Have you tried to check /var/log/messages for error messages?

Also try:
# cat /proc/user_beancounters

There should be zero values in the "failcnt" column.

 

[anb_t]

Originally posted by sharstine
Hello,

I have a VPS that operates fine, but qmail will not start:

----------
Operation restart with the VPS(s) VEIDXX service "qmail" is started.
(Status: Completed)

Starting qmail: [FAILED]

Operation restart with the VPS(s) VEIDXX service "qmail" is finished with errors: #703 Can not start/stop/restart service: Starting qmail: [FAILED].
----------

----------
bash-3.00# service qmail start
Starting qmail: [FAILED]
----------

What does error #703 mean? I do not see any references to this error under /usr/local/psa/var/log. I also do not see any reference to the error under /var/log. There is no /var/log/qmail on the server. I do not see any resolution to the error here on the forums or after spending 30 minutes searching Google.

Note: xinetd restarts fine.

Any suggestions?

Error #703, simply means "Cannot start/stop/restart service":

http://kb.swsoft.com/en/1989

Try investigating why qmail could not be started.
First of all, specify what operating system are you running and how do you exactly start the service.

./anb