RE: [cobalt-users] Cann't uninstall mailscanner

[Bob G7 <Bob_G7@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> Hi everybody.
>
> I am trying to unistall Bassi MailScanner but I cann't.
> I get the following message:
>
>
> "/var/lib/cobalt/uninstallers/RAQ4-Bassi-MailScanner-3.21-1-3.21-1.uninst:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog: Permission denied
> you will get an error message here its a known bug
> and nothing to worry about
> Shutting down MailScanner daemons:
>               MailScanner:       ERROR!
>               incoming sendmail: sendmail ERROR!ok
>               outgoing sendmail: sendmail ERROR!ok
> Removing Mailscanner ...
> /var/lib/cobalt/uninstallers/RAQ4-Bassi-MailScanner-3.21-1-3.21-1.uninst:
> /var/lib/cobalt/adm.log: Permission denied
> Removing F-Prot ...
> Shutting down kernel logger: klogd kill: (15717) - Not owner
> kill: (15717) - Not owner
> ERROR!okrm: cannot unlink `/var/run/klogd.pid': Permission denied
>
> Shutting down system logger: syslogd kill: (15708) - Not owner
> kill: (15708) - Not owner
> ERROR!okrm: cannot unlink `/var/run/syslogd.pid': Permission denied
>
> Starting system logger:
> Starting kernel logger:
> touch: /var/lock/subsys/syslog: Permission denied "
>
> Please advice.
> Thanks in advance
When you trying to uninstall as admin or root, that may be what is going on.
Make sure your root (su -) before uninstalling.

Hope that does it for you.