error with sendmail.cf file on hp-ux 11.0 OS

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi
Just recently whe i start the sendmail daemon I am getting the below error .

Please help .

server_name:/root >/sbin/init.d/sendmail start
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 750: readcf: map arith: class arith not available
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 939: DaemonPortOptions parameter "Name=MTA" unknown
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 940: DaemonPortOptions parameter "Name=MSA" unknown
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 940: DaemonPortOptions parameter "M=E" unknown
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 1156: readcf: unknown option name DeadLetterDrop
Warning: .cf version level (9) exceeds sendmail version 8.9.3 (PHNE_24419) funct
ionality (8)
554 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 750: readcf: map arith: class arith not availabl
e
554 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 939: DaemonPortOptions parameter "Name=MTA" unkn
own
554 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 940: DaemonPortOptions parameter "Name=MSA" unkn
own
554 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 940: DaemonPortOptions parameter "M=E" unknown
554 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 1156: readcf: unknown option name DeadLetterDrop
554 Warning: .cf version level (9) exceeds sendmail version 8.9.3 (PHNE_24419) f
unctionality (8)

[Peter Godron]

Sagar,
have you changed anything like upgrade sendmail or used an old sendmail.cf file?

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi
Somebody has tweaked with this file.
But now I hve revert it back.
Please help me in getting sendmail up.

Regards
Sagar

[Peter Godron]

Sagar,
quickest way is to get the original file from backup.
If that is not possible, either go through the cf file and address each problem, or, if you have not done any great local configuration, download your sendmail version again and copy the cf file.

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi

Thanks for the help.
Please clrify one thing
Does the error mean that the Sendmail Version and it cf file do not match.

if yes how do I find the version of the cf file.

[Peter Godron · Accepted solution]

Hi,
command
grep ^DZ sendmail.cf should gives you the version of the sendmail.cf.
If somebody has been changing the file, the format may of course no longer be correct. So best to go for a backup restore of the file.

[Geoff Wild]

A vanila version can be found in:

/usr/newconfig/etc/mail/sendmail.cf

I would copy the "bad" one first:

cp -p /etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.bad

then,

cp -p /usr/newconfig/etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

vi /etc/mail/sendmail.cf and make any changes you need for your environment - like Smart Relay, domain name...etc.

Rgds...Geoff

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi All
Thanks for the Help.
I copied the file fro /usr/mail


I modified it accordingly.

Thanks again

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Thanks for the help.