exim_convert4r4(8) [suse man page]

EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)                                            System Manager's Manual                                           EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)

NAME

       exim_convert4r4 - Convert Exim configuration from v3 to v4 format

SYNOPSIS

       exim_convert4r4

DESCRIPTION

       This  script  is provided to assist in updating Exim configuration files.  It reads an Exim 3 configuration file on the standard input, and
       writes a modified file on the standard output.  It also writes comments about what it has done to the standard error file.  It assumes that
       the input is a valid Exim 3 configuration file.  A typical call to the conversion script might be

       exim_convert4r4 < /etc/exim/exim.conf > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.new

       The output file MUST be checked and tested before trying to use it on a live system.  The conversion script is just an aid which does a lot
       of the "grunt work".  It does not guarantee to produce an Exim 4 configuration that behaves exactly the same as the Exim 3 configuration it
       reads.

       Each  option  change  in  the new file is preceded by an identifying comment.  In fact, the conversion script tends to make quite a mess of
       your configuration, and you should expect to go through it afterwards and tidy it up by hand.

       Unless you are running a very straightforward configuration, the automatic conversion is likely to generate  a  non-optimal  configuration.
       You should not only check it thoroughly, but also run as many tests as you can, to ensure that it is working as you expect.  In particular,
       you should test address routing, using -bt and -bv, and the policy controls, using -bh.  If possible, you should also do  some  live  tests
       (i.e. send and receive some messages) before putting Exim 4 into service.

       If  you  have a very complicated configuration, it is possible that exim_convert4r4 will break it in some situations, which is why thorough
       testing is strongly recommended.

BUGS

       This manual page needs a major re-work. If somebody knows better groff than us and has more experience in writing manual pages, any patches
       would be greatly appreciated.

SEE ALSO

       exim(8), the files in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/, especially Exim4.upgrade.gz

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  stitched together from Exim4.upgrade by Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux
       system (but may be used by others).

                                                                  March 26, 2003                                                EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)

EXIWHAT(8)                                                    System Manager's Manual                                                   EXIWHAT(8)

NAME

       exiwhat - Finding out what Exim processes are doing

SYNOPSIS

       exiwhat

DESCRIPTION

       On operating systems that can restart a system call after receiving a signal (most modern OS), an Exim process responds to the SIGUSR1 sig-
       nal by writing a line describing what it is doing to the file exim-process.info in the Exim spool directory.  The exiwhat script sends  the
       signal to all Exim processes it can find, having first emptied the file.  It then waits for one second to allow the Exim processes to react
       before displaying the results.  In order to run exiwhat successfully you have to have sufficient privilege to send the signal to  the  Exim
       processes, so it is normally run as root.

       Unfortunately,  the  ps  command  which  exiwhat uses to find Exim processes varies in different operating systems.  Not only are different
       options used, but the format of the output is different.  For this reason, there are  some  system  configuration  options  that  configure
       exactly how exiwhat works.  If it doesn't seem to be working for you, check the following compile-time options:

       EXIWHAT_PS_CMD
              the command for running "ps"

       EXIWHAT_PS_ARG
              the argument for "ps"

       EXIWHAT_EGREP_ARG
              the argument for "egrep" to select from "ps" output

       EXIWHAT_KILL_ARG
              the argument for the "kill" command

       An example of typical output from exiwhat is

         164 daemon: -q1h, listening on port 25
       10483 running queue: waiting for 0tAycK-0002ij-00 (10492)
       10492 delivering 0tAycK-0002ij-00 to mail.ref.example [10.19.42.42]
         (editor@ref.example)
       10592 handling incoming call from [192.168.243.242]
       10628 accepting a local non-SMTP message

       The first number in the output line is the process number.  The third line has been split here, in order to fit it on the page.

BUGS

       This manual page needs a major re-work. If somebody knows better groff than us and has more experience in writing manual pages, any patches
       would be greatly appreciated.

SEE ALSO

       exim(8), /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/

AUTHOR

       This manual page was stitched together from spec.txt by Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org>, for the Debian  GNU/Linux  system
       (but may be used by others).

                                                                  March 26, 2003                                                        EXIWHAT(8)