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Date:      Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:45:56 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        IAccounts <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Sendmail config file
Message-ID:  <20030310174556.GB1461@gothmog.gr>
In-Reply-To: <20030310122312.Y31451-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca>
References:  <20030310172000.GA1461@gothmog.gr> <20030310122312.Y31451-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca>

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On 2003-03-10 12:32, IAccounts <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca> wrote:
> > > > > # install -c -m freebsd.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> > > > > Install: Invalid file mode: freebsd.cf
> > > > > Has anyone else experienced this during their sendmail upgrade?
> > > >
> > > > Does the file /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk exist?
> > > >
> > > > If yes, does it contain a definition of SHAREMODE?
> > > >
> > > > 	% grep SHAREMODE /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
> > > > 	# SHAREMODE     ASCII text file mode. [${NOBINMODE}]
> > > > 	SHAREMODE?=     ${NOBINMODE}
> > >
> > > It certainly does. The entry is laid out exactly as you have it above.
> > > The Makefile appears to be a binary, for reasons unknown to me, but that
> > > is besides the point. Can I just copy a new makefile over from a different
> > > box, or am I headed in the wrong direction with this?
> >
> > Have you upgraded recently?  Did you run mergemaster after installworld?
> > What is the output of the following command?
> >
> > 	$ diff -u /etc/mail/Makefile /usr/src/etc/mail/Makefile
>
> Yes I just upgraded last week. 4.3->RELENG_4.
>
> I did do mergemaster, but only on the password file.
> I will copy the latter file to /etc/mail and give it a test.
>
> Thanks.

Nice :)

You should really run mergemaster and let it merge all the necessary
changes to /etc though.  Not just the password file.


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