Problem with out going mails - sendmail.

[Viswanadhan]

Hi Admin,

I have a stupid problem with sendmail as follows.

From pre-defined scripts I get mails in the morning, and in the evening. But sometimes I donot receive a mail from pre-defined script(s).

If i see the log file ( /var/adm/syslog/mail.log) with "stat=sent" as follows

Sep 17 07:29:49 DDSUSA sendmail[7914]: HAA07911: to=quanvc1@hp.com, ctladdr=root (0/3), delay=00:00:02, xdelay=00:00:01,
mailer=relay, relay=smtp-usa11.hp.com. [IP ADD], stat=Sent (hp1napav002.hhhp1.ad.hp.com: Message accepted for delivery)

But sometimes I observed the following error message.

Sep 17 22:33:01 DDSUSA sendmail[10652]: WAA10650: forward /opt/maestro/.forward: Group writable directory
Sep 17 22:33:01 DDSUSA sendmail[10652]: WAA10650: to=maestro, ctladdr=root (0/3), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, stat=Sent

Even i restarted the sendmail ( /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop / start).

But no use.

Looking for ur inputs.

Regards,
Viswa.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

WALA! A meaningful unix error message. It means what it says.

Sep 17 22:33:01 DDSUSA sendmail[10652]: WAA10650: forward /opt/maestro/.forward: Group writable directory

Permissions on the directory above are group readable. sendmail doesn't like that because the files can be manipulated by spammers to relay spam.

If the system is on a closed network you can ignore it. Or make the permissions more sane.

SEP

[Viswanadhan]

Hi,

I donot see a /opt/maestro/.forward directory / file.

Regards,
Viswa.

[Dennis Handly]

>I do not see a /opt/maestro/.forward directory / file.

Hmm, a slight wording problem. Check /opt/maestro/ instead.