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Problem getting to Admin screen
Hello,

I really want to install "Links v2.0 on my web site but I am exhausted after working with this script.

I keep getting the following message every time I attempt to reach the admin.cgi,
"Error including libraries: Bad name after sendmail' at links.cfg line 69. Make sure they exist, permissions are set properly, and paths are set correctly."

Can any one tell me what that means and how to correct the problem???

Any and all input will be appreciated.

WP1

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Be sure you did not set a smtp server and sendmail, Only Choose 1 of those. Also make sure you set your permissions right on all the files.


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Jeremy

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Please can you paste line 69 so we can see what code you are using....

Paul Wilson. Shocked
(Dont blame me if I'm wrong!)
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nolimits is correct.

The problem is with your sendmail or SMTP configurations, which you should only set one.

Line 69 in the default version of links.cfg is:

Code:

$db_mail_path = ''; $db_smtp_server = '';


You should only set one of them. Check first to see if you have sendmail program installed in your server. If not, then you need to configure a SMTP server in the latter variable.

Examples of sendmail paths have been posted in this forum. And to find YOUR sendmail path, use the following commands in the command prompt via telnet:

Code:

which sendmail


OR

Code:

where sendmail


If you get a message like:

Code:

cannot find....


then that means that there is no sendmail program installed in your server.

Good luck!

Regards,

Eliot Lee