From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 8 5:15:34 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D4F137B401 for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:15:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from net2.dinoex.sub.org (net2.dinoex.de [212.184.201.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5FFA43EBE for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:15:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org) Received: from net2.dinoex.sub.org (dinoex@net2.dinoex.de [212.184.201.182]) by net2.dinoex.sub.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gB8DF9AQ029027; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:15:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org) X-Authentication-Warning: net2.dinoex.sub.org: Host dinoex@net2.dinoex.de [212.184.201.182] claimed to be net2.dinoex.sub.org Received: from gate.dinoex.sub.org (dinoex@localhost) by net2.dinoex.sub.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with BSMTP id gB8DF77e029009; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:15:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org) To: dstegner@earthlink.net (David R. Stegner), questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: From: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (Dirk Meyer) Organization: privat Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.12.6 install Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 14:11:46 +0100 X-Mailer: Dinoex 1.79 References: <5.1.0.14.2.20021207225543.00a65ec0@mail.earthlink.net> X-Gateway: ZCONNECT gate.dinoex.sub.org [UNIX/Connect 0.94] X-PGP-Fingerprint: 44 16 EC 0A D3 3A 4F 28 8A 8A 47 93 F1 CF 2F 12 X-ZC-TELEFON: V+49-5606-6512Q F+49-5606-55023 X-Copyright: (C) Copyright 2001 by Dirk Meyer -- All rights reserved. X-ZC-POST: Im Grund 4;34317 Habichtswald;Germany X-PGP-Key-Avail: mailto:pgp-public-keys@keys.de.pgp.net Subject:GET 0x331CDA5D X-ZC-VIA: 20021208000000W+1@dinoex.sub.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message