topic Re: Sendmail not starting in Operating System - HP-UX

Sendmail not starting

Fuad_1 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:42:16 GMT

Hi,

When I start /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
it hangs at start... User unknown

Thanks.

Re: Sendmail not starting

Bharat Katkar — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:49:55 GMT

Hi Faud,
Find attached send mail configuration guide. Hope that helps you out. Frankly speakng i haven't worked in Sendmail. :)

Regards,

Re: Sendmail not starting

Arunvijai_4 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:07:21 GMT

Hi Fuad,

Check /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log for any error messages. Also, ensure you have read this guide,

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-4829/index.html
[HP-UX Mailing Services Administrator's Guide: HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11i v2]

-Arun

Re: Sendmail not starting

Bejoy C Alias — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:47:29 GMT

Try to execute '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -q30m' and see whether it shows any errors . if this starts without any pblm then try debugging the sendmail startup script , for this add '-x' so that the first line of /sbin/init.d/sendmail looks like '#!/sbin/sh -x'. kill the currently running sendmail process and start the sendmail using the original script.

Re: Sendmail not starting

Tvs — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:02:14 GMT

hi

it may due to dns server problem.
just check the dns server is working fine..

(try with nslookup )

regards

tvs

Re: Sendmail not starting

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:03:08 GMT

Shalom Fuad,

There is a user in the sendmail configuration that is supposed to receive bounced mail and other notices. It does not exist.

You may wish to go through sendmail.cf and make sure any refereces to users are users that exist.

It may pay to uninstall sendmail and install it again fresh to get a standard configuration. This should be done with caution as you will be at ground zero with any anti-spam configuration.

Take a look back at recent changes to the machine and you'll probably find the cause of this problem.

There may be useful information in /var/adm/syslog/mail.log

SEP
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Re: Sendmail not starting

Fuad_1 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:06:00 GMT

Hi,

I am able to start the service, but I can not send mail, the process shows

sendmail: rejecting connection

Thanks.

Re: Sendmail not starting

Peter Godron — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:11:40 GMT

Fuad,
please check your sendmail.cf file.
In particular check the line starting DS

Is the machine mentioned on that line defined to the machine , for example in /etc/hosts. Are you allowed to send mail to that host?

Re: Sendmail not starting

Peter Godron — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:55:41 GMT

Fuad,
any update on this?
Is the problem resolved

Re: Sendmail not starting

Fuad_1 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 04:18:53 GMT

Thank you for this follow-up,

I have found server load is 30, which seems that it causes this problem.

I will fix this load, and will comment accordingly.

Re: Sendmail not starting

Fuad_1 — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:34:52 GMT

The server load is about 30 in average, I bring down the load and sendmail is accepting connections.

Thanks to all.