Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 10:52:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: Ian Vaudrey <ivaudrey@test.nemko.ltd.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing sendmail sources after the fact, and a quick sendmail question Message-ID: <Pine.UW2.3.95.970712104606.4198A-100000@cedb> In-Reply-To: <33C756D8.94223D9C@test.nemko.ltd.uk>
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Ian Vaudrey wrote: > I've built and installed the latest version (8.8.6) on my 2.2.2-RELEASE > box, but now when I start sendmail it logs "unable to write > /var/run/sendmail.pid" errors in the maillog. I've not changed any > permissions, and never saw this with 8.8.5. With 8.8.5 I had to create my own /var/run/sendmail.pid. sendmail wouldn't create one, but also gave no messages. Could be that in 8.8.6 they added the message and you haven't had a sendmail.pid all along. (I haven't installed .6 so I can't check the source, safefopen() in util.c is the function that should be creating it) Anyway, try creating /var/run/sendmail.pid yourself, 644 root.bin. Dan -- Dan Busarow 714 443 4172 DPC Systems / Beach.Net dan@dpcsys.com Dana Point, California 83 09 EF 59 E0 11 89 B4 8D 09 DB FD E1 DD 0C 82
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