Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:39:57 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: darryl@osborne-ind.com, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Post Installation Questions Message-ID: <200309290939.57566.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <061901c38695$4693b440$0701a8c0@darryl> References: <061901c38695$4693b440$0701a8c0@darryl>
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On Monday 29 September 2003 09:23 am, Darryl Hoar wrote: > Greetings, > I installed 4.7 this past weekend. I screwed up a bit when I > did the post install configure and didn't specify the domain name. > Now, I get sendmail messages about not being able to figure > out the fully qualified domain name, and using the short. This > happens with an annoying frequency. > > I put sendmail_enable="NON" in the /etc/rc.conf file and > rebooted. My understanding of the "NONE" value is that > none of the sendmail processes are started. When I rebooted, > none of the sendmail errors showed. I logged in and did my thing. > Next time when I sent to the screen, the domain name messages > (from sendmail client, queue, etc) were back. > > 1. how do I specify the domain name once I have already finished > the post install configuration ? Add an entry for your computer in /etc/hosts > > 2. How do I totally get sendmail shutdown ? In /etc/rc.conf, try sendmail_enable="NO". > > thanks, > Darryl
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