topic Regarding mailx command in Operating System - HP-UX

Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:47:13 GMT

Hello Folks,

I am not able to send any mail through mailx command from one of my HP-UX server having 11.31 version.

Do I need to configure anything on my server like sendmail...

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

Patrick Scherrer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:28:37 GMT

Yes, you must set up sendmail.cf

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:34:37 GMT

Hello Patrick,

Its already configured. And when I am trying to start sendmail services I am getting error as mentioned below.

[root@mddxrdd1:/sbin/init.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
Sendmail not running
Sendmail client not running
[root@mddxrdd1:/sbin/init.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Sendmail server is disabled, You cannot start it manually using
sendmail script.

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:41:30 GMT

Hi Kavita:

You need to configure '/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs'. See the conments therein and those in '/sbin/init.d/sendmail'.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Regarding mailx command

Hasan Atasoy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:41:35 GMT

hi kavita;

you need to chage start parameter in /etc/rc.config.d/sendmail to start sendmail.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1036060

Hasan.

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:48:18 GMT

Yes James, you are absolutely right. I just checked configuration variable in /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs and its value is 0 so I need to change it to 1.

[root@mddxrdd1:/etc/rc.config.d]#
#-> more mailservs
SENDMAIL_SERVER=0

Thank you so much James.

Thanks Hasan.

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:02:52 GMT

Hello All,

I have changed the value of SENDMAIL_SERVER to 1 in /etc/rc.config.d but then also I am not able to start sendmail services. I am not able to send any mail from the server. I am getting below error while starting sendmail.

[root@mddxrdd1:/etc/rc.config.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
Shutting down sendmail [Done]
Sendmail client not running
[root@mddxrdd1:/etc/rc.config.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Starting sendmail [Done]
Unable to start sm-client

For more information see /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

# more mailservs
SENDMAIL_SERVER=1

Please suggest...

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:11:38 GMT

>For more information see /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

Anything there? Does it have: /etc/mail/submit.cf is missing

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:20:02 GMT

Oh ya Dennis....

Jan 20 17:56:19 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[14929]: starting daemon (@(#)Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 1.000 - 1st August,2006): SMTP+queueing@00:30:
00
Jan 20 17:56:19 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[14909]: /etc/mail/submit.cf is missing
Jan 20 17:56:19 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[14909]: Sendmail client not started

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:22:45 GMT

What should I do now ?

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:33:59 GMT

>ME: Does it have: /etc/mail/submit.cf is missing

If it has this, you can probably ignore it.

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:57:36 GMT

You need to look at /var/adm/syslog/mail.log to see if your messages are being sent. And if so, you need to look at where the messages are sent.

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:04:23 GMT

Hello Dennis,

I created that file submit.cf and after that when I restarted sendmail then I have got below error in /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

Jan 20 18:49:51 mddxrdd1 sm-msp-queue[8248]: sm_gethostbyname:name :mddxrdd1 family:22
Jan 20 18:49:51 mddxrdd1 sm-msp-queue[8248]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): No local mailer defined
Jan 20 18:49:51 mddxrdd1 sm-msp-queue[8248]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): QueueDirectory (Q) option must be set
Jan 20 18:49:51 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[8226]: Unable to start sendmail client
Jan 20 18:49:52 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[8247]: sm_gethostbyname:name :smtp.na.jnj.com. family:22
Jan 20 18:49:52 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[8247]: sm_gethostbyname:name :ncsusmea.jnj.com. family:22

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:12:38 GMT

>I created that file submit.cf

If you don't know what goes there, remove it. I can still sent mail with that warning.

You should restart sendmail and then try sending mail and then show us the logs.

(You may want to replace the actual addresses in the logs with some dummy names.)

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:28:52 GMT

Hello Dennis,

I have removed that file and restarted sendmail but same error is coming as below....

[root@mddxrdd1:/etc/rc.config.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
Sendmail not running
Sendmail client not running
[root@mddxrdd1:/etc/rc.config.d]#
#-> /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Starting sendmail [Done]
Unable to start sm-client

For more information see /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[24102]: #### Starting sendmail ####
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 sendmail[24119]: sm_gethostbyname:name :mddxrdd1 family:22
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 sendmail[24119]: alias database /etc/mail/aliases rebuilt by kpoonia
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 sendmail[24119]: /etc/mail/aliases: 7 aliases, longest 9 bytes, 88 bytes total
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[24102]: /etc/mail/aliases: 7 aliases, longest 9 bytes, 88 bytes total
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24121]: sm_gethostbyname:name :mddxrdd1 family:22
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24122]: starting daemon (@(#)Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 1.000 - 1st August,2006): SMTP+queueing@00:30:
00
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[24102]: /etc/mail/submit.cf is missing
Jan 20 19:21:05 mddxrdd1 /sbin/init.d/sendmail[24102]: Sendmail client not started
Jan 20 19:21:06 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24125]: sm_gethostbyname:name :smtp.na.jnj.com. family:22
Jan 20 19:21:06 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24125]: sm_gethostbyname:name :ncsusmea.jnj.com. family:22

Further, I tried sending mails but I am not receiving them on delvered email id

You are talking about replacing which actual names ????

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:43:05 GMT

Shalom,

I am considered knowledgeable on sendmail, and not one time in ten years of use have I ever changed submit.cf

Note:

To merely send outbound mail, the sendmail daemon need not run. You can run the sendmail -v -q command in a cron job and run the queue to deliver outbound mail.

Not being able to run the client as noted in your last message does not to my knowledge impact sendmail functionality at all.

For your reading pleasure:
http://www.hpux.ws/?p=5

SEP

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:01:22 GMT

Hello SEP,

WE already have sendmail configured in cronjobs....

#Sendmail queue
0 8,11,15 * * * /usr/sbin/sendmail -q > /var/adm/log/sendmail.log 2>&1

I do not know what to do here.....

Your provided link is also not opening.

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:22 GMT

>I tried sending mails

I don't see any mail.log messages saying you sent mail or an error occurred sending it.

>You are talking about replacing which actual names?

I'm saying that if you just paste your mail.log output here, you should be careful that spammers don't pick up your mail addresses.

Re: Regarding mailx command

Kavita Poonia — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:23:10 GMT

Oh I see......

I did send mail but I forgot to paste the logs. Here they are...

Jan 20 19:21:07 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24125]: n0KMgBsA007806: to=kpoonia@its.jnj.com, ctladdr=kpoonia (24545/8649), delay=01:38:56, xdelay=00:00:00,
mailer=relay, pri=570136, relay=ncsusraexmea2.na.jnj.com, dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred
Jan 20 19:21:07 mddxrdd1 sm-mta[24125]: n0KMts85014779: to=kpoonia@its.jnj.com, ctladdr=kpoonia (24545/8649), delay=01:25:13, xdelay=00:00:00,
mailer=relay, pri=570136, relay=ncsusraexmea2.na.jnj.com, dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred

The command which I tried sending mail is as follows....

echo "test"|mailx -s "yip" kpoonia@its.jnj.com

Thanks * regards,
Kavita

Re: Regarding mailx command

Dennis Handly — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:33:07 GMT

>to=kpoonia@its.jnj.com
>kpoonia@its.jnj.com

Here is where I cautioned you not to put your real address. nslookup can't find it so is it fake?

>... stat=Deferred

This says it is having problems sending it.
What does mailq show?