Mac OS X Server 10.3: "We hit a bug" message appears when creating a mailing list

  • Last Modified: June 13, 2007
  • Article: TA21424
  • Old Article: 107889
Mac OS X Server 10.3 includes a Web interface for mailing list administration. If you create a new mailing list with this tool, you may see a message that says, "We're sorry, we hit a bug!"

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.3

This Mailman interface is available at http://myserver.com/mailman/admin, where "myserver.com" would be replaced with the address of your server.

When you try to save a new mailing list, you see this message:
    Bug in Mailman version 2.1.2

    We're sorry, we hit a bug!

    If you would like to help us identify the problem, please email a copy of this page to the webmaster for this site with a description of what happened. Thanks!

This message is followed by a detailed traceback.

To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
  1. Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
  2. Type: sudo chmod g+w /var/mailman/data/aliases.db
  3. Press Return.
  4. Use Server Admin to remove the partially created list.

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