https://pomfret.uk/tags/exim/ Recent content in Exim on Daniel Pomfret Hugo en-us © Daniel Pomfret Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pomfret.uk/posts/cpanel-the-exim-database-is-most-likely-corrupted-and-the-following-steps-should-be-followed/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pomfret.uk/posts/cpanel-the-exim-database-is-most-likely-corrupted-and-the-following-steps-should-be-followed/ <p>If you are seeing the following error in the exim logs, you will need to reset the exim databases.</p> <p><em><strong>&ldquo;The Exim database is most likely corrupted and the following steps should be followed&rdquo;</strong></em></p> <p>To reset exim&rsquo;s database of retry, reject, and wait-report_smtp attempts on cPanel, I find the safest way is to run the following commands.</p> <p>/usr/sbin/exim_tidydb -t 1d /var/spool/exim retry &gt; /dev/null /usr/sbin/exim_tidydb -t 1d /var/spool/exim reject &gt; /dev/null /usr/sbin/exim_tidydb -t 1d /var/spool/exim wait-remote_smtp &gt; /dev/null service exim restart</p>