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sm-client Version 8.13.3

 
someone_4
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sm-client Version 8.13.3


I am working on a sendmail upgrade on an 11.11 system from 8.9.3 to 8.13.3.

First thing I noticed was that sm-cleint is failing.

# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Starting sendmail [ OK ]
Starting sm-client [FAILED]


Thanks
Richard



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someone_4
Honored Contributor

Re: sm-client Version 8.13.3

If found that it has to do with the submit.cf file.

I generated the file and restarted sendmail.

# /sbin/init.d/sendmail start
Starting sendmail [ OK ]
/etc/mail/submit.cf: line 1100: readcf: option RunAsUser: unknown user smmsp
/etc/mail/submit.cf: line 1119: readcf: option TrustedUser: unknown user smmsp
Mail submission program must have RunAsUser set to non root user
Starting sm-client [FAILED]

For more information see /var/adm/syslog/mail.log
root@phgp0166-/var/adm/syslog
#


I added the user smmsp
created /var/spool/clientmqueue.

That fixed some of the errors.
I still have some user permission erros which should not be a problem.

Now I need to find out what sm-client does.
And if I really need it.

- Richard



Steven E. Protter
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Re: sm-client Version 8.13.3

Shalom,

Its really a non-issue. It does not effect your ability to send or receive mail.

I let it go on Linux for months with no ill effect and still have no idea why it works now.

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Sameer_Nirmal
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Re: sm-client Version 8.13.3

Hi Richard,

Based on the log, the "smmsp" user needs to be added. I assume you have added the "smmsp" user using get_cf.

"sm-client" is a new daemon besides sendmail starting with sendmail 8.12. This daemon take care of clientmqueue ( client mail queue ). It is added as a part security measure and flexible operation using sendmail.
someone_4
Honored Contributor

Re: sm-client Version 8.13.3

thanks