topic Re: Error sending mail in Operating System - HP-UX

Error sending mail

PJJ — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:28:57 GMT

Hi all,

When mailing from UX 11.11 through an Exchange server we get fatal errors "bad system name" and "uux failed":

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:28:10 +0200 (METDST)
To: root@unx01.domain
Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 101
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)

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The original message was received at Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:27:55 +0200 (METDST)
from root@localhost

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
Backups@domain.ext

----- Transcript of session follows -----
bad system name: exchange.domain
uux failed. code 101
554 Backups@domain.ext... unknown mailer error 101
etc......

The Exchange server is configured in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf:
DSexchange.domain and the Exchange server can be found in DNS, but still we get these errors.

Any help appreciated.
Peter

Re: Error sending mail

whiteknight — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:45:51 GMT

Peter,

You sendmail did not setup properly.

here is the steps by steps on configuring sendmail
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-91064/ch02s01.html

WK
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Re: Error sending mail

whiteknight — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:46:01 GMT

Peter,

Your sendmail did not setup properly.

here is the steps by steps on configuring sendmail
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-91064/ch02s01.html

WK
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Re: Error sending mail

PJJ — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:12:21 GMT

Hi again,
I followed exactly the document supplied by whiteknight (the standalone section).
Protection and ownership of aliases wasn't correct, sendmail was ok.
I correcte it and restarted the daemon but we're still getting the same errors.
The /var/adm/syslog/mail.log looks like this:

Sep 11 12:56:20 unx01 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[15268]: #### rebooted ####
Sep 11 12:56:20 unx01 sendmail[15277]: alias database /etc/mail/aliases rebuilt by root
Sep 11 12:56:20 unx01 sendmail[15277]: /etc/mail/aliases: 7 aliases, longest 9 bytes, 88 bytes total
Sep 11 12:56:20 unx01 sendmail[15279]: starting daemon (8.9.3): SMTP+queueing@00:30:00
Sep 11 12:57:29 unx01 sendmail[15327]: MAA15327: from=user, size=276, class=0, pri=30276, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200709111057.MAA15327@unx01.domain>, relay=root@localhost
Sep 11 12:57:29 unx01 sendmail[15351]: MAA15327: to=Backups@domain.ext, ctladdr=Backups (2108/2101), delay=00:00:15, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=uucp, relay=exchange.domain, stat=unknown mailer error 101
Sep 11 12:57:29 unx01 sendmail[15351]: MAA15327: MAA15351: DSN: unknown mailer error 101
Sep 11 12:57:29 unx01 sendmail[15351]: MAA15351: to=root, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, stat=Sent

Re: Error sending mail

whiteknight — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:41:41 GMT

Peter,

Can you also make sure your sendmail 8.9.3 patch is installed ?
PHNE_35483 11.00 sendmail(1M) 8.9.3 patch
PHNE_35950 11.11 sendmail(1M) 8.9.3 patch

WK

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Re: Error sending mail

PJJ — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:15:26 GMT

Hi,
I applied the patch suggested by whiteknight, compared settings with a similar node (not experiencing problems), checked dns, /etc/hosts, /etc/mail/sendmail.cw, reachability over the network, and all that.
But... still getting the same error and no mail is coming thru.
???