Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 02:23:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Matulis <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Sendmail not listening correctly Message-ID: <20050920062359.13926.qmail@web60016.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200509200545.j8K5jvG88834@fat_man.ascendency.net>
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--- Mike Loiterman <mike@ascendency.net> wrote: > I tried doing a: > > #cd /etc/mail && make stop && killall -9 sendmail Use the ps command to ensure sendmail is not running. Use kill <pid> > The config file I'm using is made from $hostname.cf. That's where I make > all my changes. Altering cf files directly is frowned upon. I can't help you there. > I don't know why but somehow there is something else listening on 25 but I > can't figure out what: > > # sockstat | grep sendmail > # cd /etc/mail && make start > Starting: sendmail sendmail-clientmqueue. > # sockstat | grep sendmail > smmsp sendmail 727 3 dgram -> /var/run/log > root sendmail 724 3 dgram -> /var/run/logpriv > root sendmail 724 4 tcp4 *:25 *:* > root sendmail 724 5 tcp6 *:25 *:* I have never used these commands. This should be enough: $ netstat -naf inet Make sure there is no sendmail listening (port 25 or 587). > # tail -f /var/log/maillog <snip> Looks like you either have a botched cf file or there is some other daemon interference. Is this a new install? What have you done/installed/configured relating to mail software? Rebuilt the system? Compiled kernel? -- Peter __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
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