Sendmail patch on RH AS 2.1 RHWS3 and AS 4

[Sivasingam Santhakumar]

Hi Admins,

I have applied the srpms on for each environment. But the sendmail version didn't change any idea?

sendmail-8.12.11-4.21AS.8.src.rpm
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm
sendmail-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.src.rpm

Do I have to compile it? how do I?
thanks

[Ivan Ferreira · Accepted solution]

Try with:

rpmbuild --rebuild sendmail-version.src.rpm

This will generate the rpm in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS. Install them as normal with rpm -ivh.

Why don't you download the binary rpm instead of the source rpm?

[Sivasingam Santhakumar]

Hi Ivan,
Thanks for that. But there is no binary rpm, or point me where can I get it?
Thanks

[Steven E. Protter]

Ivan's rpmbuild command compiles it.

This creates a binary rpm file.

You install this file with the rpm commmand.

BTW, the patches for Centos sendmail at http://www.centos.org will install for RH 3 and RH 4

With a little effort the correct patch for Fedora Core would probably also install.

Please assign Ivan 10 points for his solution and have a nice day.

SEP

[Sivasingam Santhakumar]

Thanks evryone.