Sam means that the sendmail program must reside in /usr/sbin follow some distro specific standar and not in another place like /usr/bin or /sbin/ or similar..
i have same problem when compiling from sources (around the problem of DNS that not working) i got vnxpos00:/etc/courier# testmxlookup intranet1.net.ve Soft error. vnxpos00:/etc/courier# but i must move manually the sendmail to /usr/sbin due the installer does not put there the binary debian put some binaries in /usr/lib/courier and the user accesible moved manually to /usr/sbin due installer does not are capable of that using configure script Lenz McKAY Gerardo (PICCORO) http://qgqlochekone.blogspot.com 2016-04-14 6:35 GMT-04:30 Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com>: > cour...@rcdrun.com writes: > >> I am unpacking courier from the sources and use this command line: >> >> $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/courier >> >> only that does not install sendmail in /usr/sbin where most other >> software expects it to be. >> >> What to do to get sendmail in /usr/sbin? > > > You can use --exec-prefix=/usr/sbin to put all the binaries there. > > But I don't know what "most other software" that is. sendmail is not a > root-only executable. It can be executed by non-root userids just fine. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager > Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers > of > your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and > reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! > https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z > _______________________________________________ > courier-users mailing list > courier-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list courier-users@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users