topic Can't use sendmail in Operating System - Linux

Can't use sendmail

ust3 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:00:35 GMT

when I use sendmail "sendmail abc@mydomail.com" , the mail can't send out and stored in mqueue, the error as below , can advise what is the most possible reason of it ? thx

(host map: lookup (eagle.reo.com): deferred)

Re: Can't use sendmail

skt_skt — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:26:38 GMT

what is the linux version? Could you past the o/p of

#mailq

and

#grep sendmail.cf|grep -i alias

and what is reporting in /var/log/maillog and /var/log/messages?

Re: Can't use sendmail

ust3 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:53:17 GMT

I hv setup /etc/resolve.conf , now when use sendmail , the mail can't send out and can't find the mail in /var/spool/mqueue ,

the /var/log/maillog is as below, can advise what is wrong in my setting ? thx

Dec 3 21:47:03 localhost sendmail[8382]: My unqualified host name (reo.com) unknown; sleeping for retry

Re: Can't use sendmail

skt_skt — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:22:18 GMT

have a look at the discussion below

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1196792283632+28353475&threadId=1179732

Re: Can't use sendmail

Yogeeraj_1 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:22:27 GMT

hi,

hopefully it is not as "complex" as in my thread as mentioned above.

Simple issues can be solved by analysing the output of the following command:

sendmail -v -d9.99 -d38.99 sendmail abc@mydomail.com < /dev/null

can you please upload this output?

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kind regards
yogeeraj

Re: Can't use sendmail

ust3 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:11:59 GMT

hi , thx reply,

the below is the output when run your script.

getauthinfo: root@localhost
openmap() dequote:dequote NULL: valid
openmap() host:host NULL: valid
host_map_lookup(reo.com) => getcanonname(reo.com), trying files
text_getcanonname(reo.com)
getcanonname(reo.com), failed, status=68
FAIL (1)
host_map_lookup(reo.com) => CACHE NULL
abc@reo.com,sendmail... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
220 newserver_linux ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.1/8.13.1; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:44:34 -060
0
>>> EHLO newserver_linux
250-newserver_linux Hello localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet yo

550 5.1.1 ... User unknown
550 5.1.1 ... User unknown
503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient)
>>> RSET
250 2.0.0 Reset state
>>> RSET
250 2.0.0 Reset state
root... Using cached ESMTP connection to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
>>> MAIL From:<> SIZE=1024
250 2.1.0 <>... Sender ok
>>> RCPT To:
>>> DATA
250 2.1.5 ... Recipient ok
354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
>>> .
250 2.0.0 lB6JiY2j026154 Message accepted for delivery
root... Sent (lB6JiY2j026154 Message accepted for delivery)
Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
221 2.0.0 newserver_linux closing connection
closemaps: closing host (NULL)
closemaps: closing dequote (NULL)

Re: Can't use sendmail

Yogeeraj_1 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:37:14 GMT

hi,

Sendmail is not able to resolve the name "reo.com" on the DNS thus the error:
host_map_lookup(reo.com) => getcanonname(reo.com), trying files
text_getcanonname(reo.com)
getcanonname(reo.com), failed, status=68
FAIL (1)

what does the following show?
dig reo.com

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kind regards
yogeeraj