Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 14:11:46 +0100 From: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (Dirk Meyer) To: dstegner@earthlink.net (David R. Stegner), questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.12.6 install Message-ID: <HhM9iwA0tr@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20021207225543.00a65ec0@mail.earthlink.net>
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Hi David R. Stegner, > 1. CVSUP'd Sendmail 8.12.6 port a few days ago. > 2. ran make in /usr/ports/mail/sendmail > 3. read and followed the INSTALL instructions and associated README files. > > When I rebooted by system, 8.11.6 was still running. you forgot to do: # cd /usr/ports/mail/sendmail && make mailer.conf > I can run 8.12.6 manually. > Where I am confused: > 8.11.6 install was > sendmail executable in /usr/libexec/sendmail/ > usr/sbin/sendmail was pointer to /usr/sbin/mailwrapper > mailer.conf pointed to /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail > rc.conf reflected 8.11.6 flags, etc This is sendmail in the base installation. > after 8.12.6 install complete > sendmail executable in /usr/local/sbin/ This is a ports installation. > Is 4.4R too old to use 8.12.6 port? no. > Is port install supposed to update rc.conf? no. You must update mailer.conf by hand, or by "make mailer.conf" > Is port install supposed to utilize mailwrapper. yes. as the message tells: [...] --------------------------------------------------- To activate sendmail as your default mailer, call the target 'mailer.conf': /usr/ports/mail/sendmail$ make mailer.conf Your '/etc/mail/mailer.conf' should look like this: # [...] > Make install in /usr/ports/mail/sendmail > Received the following: > > ===> Installing for sendmail-8.12.6_1 [...] > smmsp:*:25:25::0:0:Sendmail Queue:/nonexistent:/nonexistent > @dirrm share/sendmail: not found > *** Error code 127 please check: # make -V ECHO_CMD echo if this does not show, please cvsup "/usr/ports/Mk". kind regards Dirk - Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany - [dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org],[dirk.meyer@guug.de],[dinoex@FreeBSD.org] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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