topic Re: Sendmail configuration in Operating System - HP-UX

Sendmail configuration

Martin Schloegl_1 — Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:18:35 GMT

I have configured sendmail to use a smart relay for all mail but when I do a test, it does not work and when I look in the log, it lists the relay as root@localhost. What am I missing? I can ping the relay by both ip and dns from the unix machine.

Re: Sendmail configuration

A. Clay Stephenson — Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:20:54 GMT

Hi Martin,

The Smart Relay macro should do this. Have you stopped/restarted sendmai?

Re: Sendmail configuration

Martin Schloegl_1 — Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:29:36 GMT

I have stopped and restarted Sendmail. Most of this is all new to me but when I issue the command to stop it responds with No sendmail server running. Then I start it and see the same results. I did verify the DS line in the sendmail.cf file is the mail gateway and I have tried putting in the Ipaddress as well as the dns name and also the Aliase. I also verified it was in the Hosts file correctly. Anything else to check?

Re: Sendmail configuration

Sachin Patel — Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:54:51 GMT

Hi
If you using DNS find out your MX record,e.g
smtp2. Look in your db file on DNS server for MX record.

DSsmtp2.xyz.com

Sachin

Re: Sendmail configuration

Martin Schloegl_1 — Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:26:50 GMT

Even though I can ping my dns server from the unix box, I have not configured it in DNS and would prefer not to.

Re: Sendmail configuration

John Booth_1 — Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:20:38 GMT

To start and stop sendmail:
cd /sbin/onit.d
./sendmail stop
./sendmail start

I have also had trouble with the sendmail.cf file. When you install new patches to the system this file doesn't get updated. Try to copy in a new sendmail.cf file and configure it.
It is located:
/usr/newconfig/etc/mail/sendmail.cf

Re: Sendmail configuration

Martin Schloegl_1 — Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:25:08 GMT

I wish to thank everyone for there help. After doing some more searching I found my problem. My /etc/nsswitch.conf was pointing to DNS instead of files. I changed this and it is working now. Thanks to everyone.