sendmail .. UGGGGGGGG !

[someone_4]

I have been working on this sendmail for about a week. My goal is to be at a windows workstation using outlook express and send mail though my sendmail server (running on hpux 11.00). I have a public ip, it is set up on DNS(not on the same box). Now what is confusing me is the sendmail.cf file and theese other files that this works with. I am sure that there needs to be a user and password added somewhere but i am not sure where. I have gone to sendmail.org , i have docs from the forum search but i am still lost. If anyone could help me I would be most greatfull.

[Maureen Gunkel]

Richard,
UGGGG is right, but let me see if I can help! What are your symptoms, and is there anything in your /var/adm/syslog/mail.log that would help pin down the problem?
Mo

[someone_4]

Dec 18 16:51:54 hercules sendmail[7816]: unable to qualify my own domain name (hercules) -- using sh
ort name
Dec 18 16:51:54 hercules sendmail[7816]: be sure to set domain name in Dj macro in sendmail.cf
Dec 18 16:52:43 hercules sendmail[7819]: unable to qualify my own domain name (hercules) -- using sh
ort name
Dec 18 16:52:43 hercules sendmail[7819]: be sure to set domain name in Dj macro in sendmail.cf
Dec 18 16:53:48 hercules sendmail[7823]: unable to qualify my own domain name (hercules) -- using sh
ort name
Dec 18 16:53:48 hercules sendmail[7823]: be sure to set domain name in Dj macro in sendmail.cf
Dec 18 16:55:37 hercules sendmail[7828]: unable to qualify my own domain name (hercules) -- using sh
ort name
Dec 18 16:55:37 hercules sendmail[7828]: be sure to set domain name in Dj macro in sendmail.cf
Dec 18 16:55:55 hercules sendmail[7830]: unable to qualify my own domain name (hercules) -- using sh
ort name
Dec 18 16:55:55 hercules sendmail[7830]: be sure to set domain name in Dj macro in sendmail.cf

[Maureen Gunkel]

Richard,
Did you set your 'Dj' macro? and did you stop/start your sendmail daemon after doing so? BTW, I'm having some trouble getting back to this thread, feel free to email me at
mbgunkel@upslogistics.com instead.
Mo

[Volker Borowski]

Hi Richard,
unable to qualify is not a sendmail prob.
you need to add an /etc/host entry
hercules.mydomain.anywhere
to make this message disappear.
HTH
Volker

[Darrel Louis]

Check your /etc/hosts, /etc/nsswitch.conf file.
Do a nslookup on hostname and ip-address, both should return the Fully Qualified Domain name.

/etc/hosts:
FQDN alias

/etc/mail/sendmail.fc
localhost
FQDN
alias

Check your Dj Macro in sendmail.cf, if it's set correct.

[CHRIS_ANORUO · Accepted solution]

End the host name aliases with a dot.
Update your /etc/hosts as follows:

ip.add.re.ss hp.com hp.
If you are not using DNS update the /etc/nsswitch.conf as follows:
hosts file

Stop and start sendmail (/sbin/init.d/sendmail stop/start)