Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 22:32:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Sysadmin Lists <sysadmin.lists@mailfence.com> To: Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Cc: doug@safeport.com Subject: Re: rc.conf defaults and sendmail - dma Message-ID: <1416938321.229184.1723062748584@fidget.co-bxl> In-Reply-To: <8d3d26a8-6fd-e077-e2c-24dbb2b71452@safeport.com> References: <1536403762.116315.1722970322630@fidget.co-bxl> <8d3d26a8-6fd-e077-e2c-24dbb2b71452@safeport.com>
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> ---------------------------------------- > From: doug <doug@safeport.com> > Date: Aug 7, 2024, 9:52:45 AM > To: Sysadmin Lists <sysadmin.lists@mailfence.com> > Cc: Questions <questions@freebsd.org> > Subject: Re: rc.conf defaults and sendmail - dma > > > On Tue, 6 Aug 2024, Sysadmin Lists wrote: > > > One of my servers stopped receiving mail from systems on the local network, and > > while troubleshooting I found a variable inside /etc/defaults/rc.conf had > > changed in 14.0-RELEASE: > > > > < # Settings for /etc/rc.d/sendmail: > > < sendmail_enable="NONE" # Run the sendmail inbound daemon (YES/NO/NONE). > > < # If NONE, don't start any sendmail processes. > > --- > >> mta_start_script="/etc/rc.sendmail" > >> # Script to start your chosen MTA, called by /etc/rc. > >> # Settings for /etc/rc.sendmail and /etc/rc.d/sendmail: > >> sendmail_enable="NO" # Run the sendmail inbound daemon (YES/NO). > > > > The change from "NO" to "NONE" caused the system to not start sendmail as a > > localhost-only MTA. The release notes document a transition from sendmail to > > dma, but don't say anything about disabling the previously default settings. > > Where are those changes documented? I looked for /etc/defaults/rc.conf in the > > src git repo, but was surprised not to find it. Is that file generated during > > system installation, or where is it located in the tree? > > > > The /etc/rc.sendmail script has also been nuked, so how is sendmail started for > > localhost-only mail service? `service sendmail start' fails to start any > > services, even with sendmail="YES" in rc.conf. > > > > $ service sendmail rcvar > > # sendmail : Electronic mail transport agent > > # > > sendmail_enable="YES" > > # (default: "") > > > > # sendmail_msp_queue : Electronic mail transport agent > > # > > sendmail_enable="YES" > > # (default: "") > > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="YES" > > # (default: "") > > > > in rc.conf: sendmail_enable="YES" > Thanks, but there's a type on my original message. sendmail_enable is already set to "YES". $ sysrc sendmail_enable sendmail_enable: YES 1. Where are /etc/default/rc.conf change tracked like UPDATING for the ports tree? 2. Where is /etc/default/rc.conf in the src git repo? -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email
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