On Sun, August 19, 2007 3:18 pm, Tracy R Reed wrote: > Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >> Doesn't Linux require one for sending those crappy daily logs to root >> that nobody ever reads? > > I use cfengine to ensure that all of my Linux boxes are configured with > an mta that can send but not receive (not listening on port 25, unless > it is a mail server) so that various things like my lollerskates logfile > analysis program and cfengine and other things can send me reports. But > I am sure to configure my machines to send only stuff that gets read and > are likely to be actionable. I can't stand noise that gets ignored > because false positives make the chance of actually seeing a real > problem nearly zero. > >> Anyhow, sendmail hanging on boot is most likely a DNS misconfiguration. >> >> Check that your local hosts table has entries for yourself so that it >> isn't trying to query a server before one gets set up. > > Seconded. > >
It does and always had. And localhost as well -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
