Server Cannot Store Article

[Andy Malato]

> > I ran makehistory -b -F -I -O
> > ctlinnd renumber ""
> >
> > and I'm still getting messages that the server cannot store articles, and
>
> Because of "file exists"?  (If so, surprising.  Can you check the file it
> is trying to write to (but failing), and what the active file line for
> that newsgroup is?)

My log is full of messages like these:

Jan 12 07:13:43 apatite.njit.edu innd: [ID 886406 news.error] tradindexed:
could  not write index record for control.cancel:142197911
Jan 12 07:14:11 apatite.njit.edu innd: [ID 626876 news.error] tradspool:
could not symlink /export/news/spool/articles/soc/culture/algeria/83839 to
/export/news/spool/articles/soc/culture/maghreb/4399 File exists
Jan 12 07:14:11 apatite.njit.edu innd: [ID 492761 news.error] SERVER cant
store article: File exists

The active line for this is:

soc.culture.algeria 0000083843 0000083819 y
soc.culture.maghreb 0000004398 0000004390 y

Messages also exist for
Jan 12 08:37:55 apatite.njit.edu innd: [ID 110972 news.error] tradspool:
could not open /export/news/spool/articles/rec/sport/basketball/pro/20423 File
exists

Jan 12 08:37:55 apatite.njit.edu innd: [ID 492761 news.error] SERVER cant
store article: File exists

The active file for rec.sport.basketball.pro is:

rec.sport.basketball.pro 0000020420 0000020262 y

I have tried to do makehistory -b -e -F -I -O
and then restarted inn and did ctlinnd renumber ""

I noticed as the makehistory was running these messages were logged:

Jan 12 21:26:14 apatite.njit.edu makehistory[18610]: [ID 124423
news.error] tradspool: can't determine class: @0500000026CB03372BF40000000000000000@: Bad
article handle
Jan 12 21:26:14 apatite.njit.edu makehistory[18610]: [ID 124423
news.error] tradspool: can't determine class: @0500000026CB03372BF50000000000000000@: Bad
article handle
Jan 12 21:27:51 apatite.njit.edu makehistory[19763]: [ID 886406
news.error] tradindexed: could not write index record for control.cancel:142195624
Jan 12 21:27:51 apatite.njit.edu makehistory[19763]: [ID 886406
news.error] tradindexed: could not write index record for control.cancel:142195625
Jan 12 21:27:51 apatite.njit.edu makehistory[19763]: [ID 886406
news.error] tradindexed: could not write index record for control.cancel:142195626

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This server was running perfectly fine to my knowledge prior to Thursday,
a reboot without stopping innd first caused this to happen, it seems to
just be getting worse.  I have a feeling the active file is hosed, I don't
know for sure.  any ideas, suggestions to get me back in business?

greatly appreciated,

---Andy Malato