Sendmail server is disabled, how to enable it?

[praveen..]

i was trying to configure sendmail on one of my server.
but i am getting this error:

# swlist -l product | grep -i sendmail
PHNE_31734 1.0 sendmail(1m) 8.11.1 patch
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
No sendmail server running
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Sendmail server is disabled, You cannot start it manually using
sendmail script.


how to enable it?

[Chauhan Amit]

Hello Praveen,

Follow bwlow steps:
#vi /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs

Change below parameter
SENDMAIL_SERVER=1

#/sbin/init.d/sendmail start

Let me know if this works.

-Amit

[praveen..]

export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
export SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME=
export SENDMAIL_RECVONLY=0
export SENDMAIL_SENDONLY=0

this parameter is one

please suggest

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom praveen,

Sendmail daemon is only needed for accepting mails, not sending them. Its a good idea to leave it off.

/etc/rc.config.d/sendmail
# first variable set to 1.

Also a good idea, due to recent sendmail vulnerabilities to install HP's 8.13 sendmail release.

SEP

[praveen..]

/etc/rc.config.d/sendmail
# first variable set to 1.


this is already one,
still i am getting:

# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
No sendmail server running
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Sendmail server is disabled, You cannot start it manually using
sendmail script.


please suggest

[Enrico P.]

Hi,
the error you received should be if the SENDMAIL_SERVER variable is not 1.

Try

. /etc/rc.config
echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER

What is the SENDMAIL_SERVER variable value?

Enrico

[praveen..]

#vi /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs

export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
export SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME=
export SENDMAIL_RECVONLY=0
export SENDMAIL_SENDONLY=0

#cd /etc/rc.config.d
# echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER
sh: SENDMAIL_SERVER: Parameter not set.

please suggest

[Enrico P.]

Hi,

try to run

. /etc/rc.config

to read the variables, and after

echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER

Enrico

[praveen..]

# ./etc/rc.config
sh: ./etc/rc.config: not found.
# echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER
sh: SENDMAIL_SERVER: Parameter not set.
#


what to do now, please suggest

[Enrico P.]

You must insert a space between the point and the file

. /etc/rc.config

This sintax is for load the variable of the /etc/rc.config.d/ direcory's file (Example for reload the .profile settings you need to use the sintax ". /user_home_dir/.profile")

Enrico

[praveen..]

YES, i think this is the problem

# . /etc/rc.config
# echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER
sh: SENDMAIL_SERVER: Parameter not set.

while on another server, i am getting:

# . /etc/rc.config
# echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER
1
#

but my entries are in this file is : #vi /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs

export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
export SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME=
export SENDMAIL_RECVONLY=0
export SENDMAIL_SENDONLY=0

please suggest

[Enrico P.]

And if you run

. /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs

echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER

Enrico

[praveen..]

NOW IT IS SHOWING 1

# . /etc/rc.config.d/mailservs
# echo $SENDMAIL_SERVER
1
#

[Enrico P.]

Seems the script /etc/rc.config not load the file mailservs or the SENDMAIL_SERVER variable setting.
Is the file permission correct?

-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 1146 Jun 19 14:10 mailservs

Check for other setting or unsetting of the SENDMAIL_SERVER variable in the /etc/rc.config.d/ directory:

grep SENDMAIL_SERVER /etc/rc.config.d/*

Enrico

[Enrico P.]

You can run

sh -x ". /etc/rc.config" 2> output_file

and check in the output file if this run the mailservs script correctly or set the variable.

Enrico

[praveen..]

# cd /etc
# ll rc.config
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 3768 Feb 7 14:43 rc.config

# cd /etc/rc.config.d/
# ll mailservs
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 1172 Jun 19 04:39 mailservs

# grep SENDMAIL_SERVER /etc/rc.config.d/*
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:# SENDMAIL_SERVER: Set to 1 if this is a mail server and should
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:# SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME: If this is not a mail server, but a client being
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:# are in the order SENDMAIL_SERVER, SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME,
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:#export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs:export SENDMAIL_SERVER_NAME=
#

[Rick Garland · Accepted solution]

Unless you are receiving mail on this server, no need to have the sendmail daemon running.

You can send mail without the daemon.

If you are subject to security audits, one of the items they look at is sendmail. If the daemon is off and the server is not receiving mail, they audits folks are happy.

[praveen..]

sendmail daemon is used to receive the mails,

i am able to send the mails,

thanks