Bug 58532 - Fetchmail restart doesn't work (5.2-2)
Summary: Fetchmail restart doesn't work (5.2-2)
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: UCS
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Mail
Version: UCS 5.2
Hardware: Other Linux
: P5 normal
Target Milestone: UCS 5.2-2-errata
Assignee: Christian Castens
QA Contact: Arvid Requate
URL: https://git.knut.univention.de/univen...
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Depends on: 56585 56586 56587
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Reported: 2025-08-19 13:21 CEST by Christian Castens
Modified: 2025-08-27 16:12 CEST (History)
5 users (show)

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What kind of report is it?: Bug Report
What type of bug is this?: 5: Major Usability: Impairs usability in key scenarios
Who will be affected by this bug?: 2: Will only affect a few installed domains
How will those affected feel about the bug?: 4: A User would return the product
User Pain: 0.229
Enterprise Customer affected?: Yes
School Customer affected?:
ISV affected?:
Waiting Support: Yes
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Ticket number: 2023062721000197
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Description Christian Castens univentionstaff 2025-08-19 13:21:19 CEST
Cloned bug for UCS 5.2-2 errata release

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #56585 +++

The fetchmail process gets stuck hangs (or does not restart) every time you change a user object in the UMC.

Jun 27 14:14:45 server systemd[1]: fetchmail.service: Found left-over process 1680 (fetchmail) in control group while starting unit. Ignoring.
Jun 27 14:14:45 server systemd[1]: This usually indicates unclean termination of a previous run, or service implementation deficiencies.
Jun 27 14:14:45 server systemd[1]: Starting LSB: init-Script for system wide fetchmail daemon...
Jun 27 14:14:45 server fetchmail[1680]: beendet mit Signal 15
Jun 27 14:14:45 server fetchmail[31072]: fetchmail already started; not starting. ... failed!
Jun 27 14:14:45 server systemd[1]: Started LSB: init-Script for system wide fetchmail daemon.


univention-app info
UCS: 5.0-4 errata794
Installed: adconnector=12.0 fetchmail=6.3.26 mailserver=12.0 open-xchange-guard=2.10.6-ucs1 open-xchange-text=7.10.6-ucs2 ox-connector=2.2.6 oxseforucs=7.10.6-ucs9

dpkg -l | grep fetchmail
ii  fetchmail                                           6.4.0~beta4-3+deb10u1A~5.0.0.202104091504         amd64        SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder
ii  univention-fetchmail                                13.0.6-5                                          all          UCS fetchmail integration for UDM
ii  univention-fetchmail-schema                         13.0.6-5                                          all          UCS schema package for univention-fetchmail

Dev Q&A card:
https://wekan.knut.univention.de/b/DSf93wFtTAyvGCW3u/development-q-and-a/fJRfYMmjeh4Zg8Suu
Comment 1 Arvid Requate univentionstaff 2025-08-20 16:17:04 CEST
[5.2-2] f759973a82 | fix(univention-fetchmail): manage fetchmail service via systemd instead of using SysV init script

Package: univention-fetchmail
Version: 15.2.1
Release: ucs_5.2-0
Scope: errata5.2-2
Comment 2 Christian Castens univentionstaff 2025-08-25 09:56:13 CEST
Package: univention-fetchmail
Version: 15.2.2
Release: ucs_5.2-0
Scope: errata5.2-2

QA:
  OK: switch to systemd instead of SysV init script
  OK: advisories
  OK: manual tests
Comment 3 Christian Castens univentionstaff 2025-08-27 16:12:12 CEST
<https://errata.software-univention.de/#/?erratum=5.2x175>