SENDMAIL configuration (urgent)

[tandra]

hey all

im a newbe on HP_UX systems
the hp_ux 11iv3 is installed on a server

can someone help me in the sendmail configuration to be activated in order to sendmail to XXX.com

in other words i need to enable mails to be forwarded to an address xxx.com

what is the configuration needed for doing this task.

i have the hostname and ip address of the mail server,if there any needed information that are missing plz let me know

your help is urgently needed

thx and best regards

[Hathairath Duanglaykha]

1) edit /etc/hosts
- add ip and hostname of mail server
2) edit /etc/sendmail.cf:

Dj$.yourdomain.com
DSmailserver

3)testing by "sendmail -v user@hotmail.com test"

[tandra]

i tried the below steps and it didnt work

when executing the following commond
sendmail -v tandra@cis.com.lb test

i have the following output:

WARNING: local host name (Training) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I?
test... Warning: alias database /etc/mail/aliases.db out of date
test... User unknown

thx

[Hathairath Duanglaykha]

This error is caused by the fact that the file /etc/mail/aliases is newer than the appendant database /etc/mail/aliases.db. The command 'newaliases' has to be executed each time you make a change to the file /etc/mail/aliases for aliases.db to be updated. Execute now the command 'newaliases' or 'sendmail -bi'. This updates the file /etc/mail/aliases.db.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Some configuration is required on the receiving smtp relay server.

Not qualified probably means that the receiving host is expecting mail from a fully qualified domain name that can be confirmed on a DNS server.

Having this server in the access file with OK or RELAY defined should get around this issue.

http://www.hpux.ws/?p=5

SEP

[VK2COT]

Hello,

You have three common errors in your setup:

QUOTE
sendmail -v tandra@cis.com.lb test

WARNING: local host name (Training) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I?
test... Warning: alias database /etc/mail/aliases.db out of date
test... User unknown
END QUOTE

a) /etc/mail/aliases database is old.
Recreata by running command newaliases(M).

b) "Local host name not qualified" means you
do not have Fully Qualified Doman Name (FQDN)
for your host in /etc/hosts. Most probably,
you have something like:

X.Y.Z.Q myhost

You should have something like

X.Y.Z.Q myhost.mydom.dom myhost

c) Finally, you used sendmail
with wrong syntax. To dry-run check
email delivery, simply run

/usr/lib/sendmail -bv tandra@cis.com.lb

I think you wanted to pass Subject:
header to sendmail, and this is not the way
to do it.

Cheers,

VK2COT

[tandra]

Hey all,

plz check my steps and let me know if there something wrong,

1)
The hostname of the mail server: cis-mail.cismail.com.lb
The ip of the email server is 192.168.244.18
The hostname of the hp_ux server: Training

The ip and hostname of the mail server are edited in the hosts file


2)
Domain name:cisw2kdf.com.lb
Hostname of the mail server:cis-mail.cismail.com.lb

In the sendmail.cf file the following information are edited
#DJ$.cisw2kdf.com.lb
#DScis-mail.cismail.com.lb

3)
in the aliases file I added

#Unix Administration
Root :unix_admin
Unix_admin :tandra@cis.com.lb

Then save and exit

4)
When I try to run newaliases command
The following error appear:

# newaliases
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf: WARNING: dangerous write permissions
WARNING: local host name (Training) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I?
/etc/mail/aliases: 9 aliases, longest 22 bytes, 134 bytes total

5)
When the command sendmail â v tandra@cis.com.lb test is executed,
I have the following output:
WARNING: local host name (Training) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I?

When the command sendmail â bv tandra@cis.com.lb test is executed
I have the following output:
tandra@cis.com.lb... deliverable: mailer esmtp, host cis.com.lb., user tandra@cis.com.lb

am Waiting for your replies. Itâ s an urgent case.
thx

best regards,

tandra

[prasadb]

what means are you using to route your mail ? i mean, is it some exchange server or dns ?

[tandra]

yes its an exchange server

[T G Manikandan]

It should be Dj$w., is yours missing it?

Restart sendmail after changes.

Also, make sure you have your /etc/hosts entry something like

[tandra]

hey

the same errors still exist!

are there any steps that could be taken?

thx

[tandra]

hey again

is there any update concerning this issue!

its realy an urgent case..and i need some help!

thx and regards

[T G Manikandan]

can you attach your sendmail.cf file.

Also paste the contents of /etc/hosts file.

[tandra]

kindly find attached the sendmail.cf file

the hosts file contain the following information:

#

192.168.244.198 Training
192.168.250.14 cis-mail.cismail.com.lb cis-mail
192.168.250.6 cis2ks2.cisw2kd2.cis.com cis2ks2
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback



thxx

[T G Manikandan]

Make these changes with the sendmail.cf file

Dj$w.cisw2kdf.com.lb
DScis-mail.cismail.com.lb


in the above explanation you have pointed the domain to be cisw2kdf.com.lb and with the sendmail.cf it is cisw2kd.com.lb, please check and fix

Also, with your /etc/hosts make entry like

192.168.244.198 Training.cisw2kd.com.lb Training

Restart sendmail and test.

Let me know how it goes.

[tandra]

after modifiying the sendmail.cf and the hosts file then stop and start the sendmail

i have always the same errors..

# sendmail -bv tania@cis.com.lb
tanios_trad@cis.com.lb... deliverable: mailer esmtp, host cis.com.lb., user t
anios_trad@cis.com.lb

# sendmail -v tania@cis.com.lb
WARNING: local host name (Training) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I
?

is there any additional steps to be performed ?

thxx

[VK2COT]

Hello,

Have you carefully read my previous post:

QUOTE
b) "Local host name not qualified" means you
do not have Fully Qualified Doman Name (FQDN)
for your host in /etc/hosts. Most probably,
you have something like:

X.Y.Z.Q Training

You should have something like

X.Y.Z.Q Training.mydom.dom Training
END QUOTE

By the way, why are you using upper-case
characters for hostname? Stick to
lower-case.

Cheers,

VK2COT

[leonardop]

Hi.

Steps..

1. Change /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
#Dj$w.Foo.COM
Dj$mi.dominio.com
# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DS
DSserver_mail

2. copy nsswitch.file to nsswitch.conf in /etc

3. Test
mailx -s "TEST" user_name@domain.com