Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:23:36 +0700 From: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> To: Don Lewis <truckman@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: SYSERR(root) Can not exec /bin/mail: No such file or directory Message-ID: <20040123082336.GB355@thai-aec.org> In-Reply-To: <200401230804.i0N84K7E066462@gw.catspoiler.org> References: <20040123065135.GA355@thai-aec.org> <200401230804.i0N84K7E066462@gw.catspoiler.org>
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On Friday, 23 January 2004 at 0:04:20 -0800, Don Lewis wrote: > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:04:20 -0800 (PST) > From: Don Lewis <truckman@FreeBSD.org> > Subject: Re: SYSERR(root) Can not exec /bin/mail: No such file or directory > To: pirat@access.inet.co.th > cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org > > On 23 Jan, pirat wrote: > > hi sirs, > > > > i hvae just noticed that if /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/mailer/local.m4 has > > a line that says > > > > ifdef(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH',, `define(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH', /bin/mail)') > > > > will result in error at boot time. i simply change that line to > > > > ifdef(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH',, `define(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH', /usr/bin/mail)') > > > > and error disappears after doing make install at /etc/mail. but i do not > > know of any side effects will happen. my system is > > > > [firak] /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/mailer # uname -a > > FreeBSD firak.thai-aec.org 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #3: Fri Jan 23 10:25:43 > > ICT 2004 root@firak.thai-aec.org:/var/obj/usr/src/sys/Firak i386 > > [firak] /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/mailer # > > It looks like your sendmail .mc file (which is used to build your > sendmail.cf) is missing the > OSTYPE(freebsd4) > statement which pulls in > /usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf/ostype/freebsd4.m4, > which defines LOCAL_MAILER_PATH as /usr/libexec/mail.local. You'll > probably want to use /etc/mail/freebsd.mc as the starting point for your > sendmail configuration. > yes it has but upon reboot for a few time `can not exec /bin/mail' still show up. and that is why i have to edit local.m4 instead. there is no sendmail.mc but freebsd.mc thanks for your time indeed. -- with best regards, psr http://www.thai-aec.org http://www.thai.net/makham
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