Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:10:59 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: "Michael A. Alestock" <ma.alestock@verizon.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail Error Message-ID: <20030309221059.GB84425@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> In-Reply-To: <200303091340.48977.ma.alestock@verizon.net> References: <200303091340.48977.ma.alestock@verizon.net>
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On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 01:40:48PM -0800, Michael A. Alestock wrote:
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> Can you please tell me what this error means:
>
> mail: /usr/sbin/sendmail: Exec format error
>
> I get this error when trying to send mail (internally to other users on my
> host). I think the error might have to do with the recent patch I tried
> appying to my FreeBSD v4.7 system. Although I didn't install the patch
> correctly (because of a "file not found" error), I think it has something to
> do with it. Sendmail was working fine before I tried applying the patch.
>
> I looked on the Sendmail.org website for a FAQ on this error but was
> unsuccessful. Do you known where I could find info/resolution to this
> problem (error)? Much help would be greatly appreciated....THANKS!
It seems that you've managed to corrupt /usr/sbin/sendmail. Or quite
likely /usr/sbin/mailwrapper, to which /usr/sbin/sendmail is a symbolic
link by default. What's the output of:
% file /usr/sbin/sendmail
% file /usr/sbin/mailwrapper
'Exec format error' isn't specifically a sendmail error. That's the
OS telling you that you've tried to run a file which isn't a binary
executable.
Easiest way to recover your system is to go through a
buildworld/installworld cycle: if you upgrade to the latest 4-STABLE
or 4.7-RELEASE-pX system you'll get a fixed version of sendmail
automatically. See these sections of the handbook for instructions:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html
Cheers
Matthew
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