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Date:      Sun, 08 Dec 2002 14:11:46 +0100
From:      dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (Dirk Meyer)
To:        dstegner@earthlink.net (David R. Stegner), questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sendmail 8.12.6 install
Message-ID:  <HhM9iwA0tr@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org>
References:  <5.1.0.14.2.20021207225543.00a65ec0@mail.earthlink.net>

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Hi David R. Stegner,
> 1.  CVSUP'd Sendmail 8.12.6 port a few days ago.
> 2.  ran make in /usr/ports/mail/sendmail
> 3.  read and followed the INSTALL instructions and associated README files.
> 
> When I rebooted by system, 8.11.6 was still running.

you forgot to do:
# cd /usr/ports/mail/sendmail && make mailer.conf

> I can run 8.12.6 manually.
> Where I am confused:
> 8.11.6 install was
>          sendmail executable in /usr/libexec/sendmail/
>          usr/sbin/sendmail was pointer to /usr/sbin/mailwrapper
>          mailer.conf pointed to /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail
>          rc.conf reflected 8.11.6 flags, etc

This is sendmail in the base installation.

> after 8.12.6 install complete
>          sendmail executable in /usr/local/sbin/


This is a ports installation.

> Is 4.4R too old to use 8.12.6 port?

no.

> Is port install supposed to update rc.conf?

no.
You must update mailer.conf by hand, or by "make mailer.conf"

> Is port install supposed to utilize mailwrapper.

yes.

as the message tells:
[...]
---------------------------------------------------
To activate sendmail as your default mailer, call the target 'mailer.conf':
/usr/ports/mail/sendmail$ make mailer.conf

Your '/etc/mail/mailer.conf' should look like this:
#
[...]

> Make install in /usr/ports/mail/sendmail
> Received the following:
> 
> ===>  Installing for sendmail-8.12.6_1
[...]
> smmsp:*:25:25::0:0:Sendmail Queue:/nonexistent:/nonexistent
> @dirrm share/sendmail: not found
> *** Error code 127

please check:

# make -V ECHO_CMD
echo

if this does not show, please cvsup "/usr/ports/Mk".

kind regards Dirk

- Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany
- [dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org],[dirk.meyer@guug.de],[dinoex@FreeBSD.org]

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