Hi Richard, Great to see you post your solution back to the list. I hope it will help others stuck at the same point in the future.
rgds, reinier > Hey, > > I solved it! > > Sendmail was trying to identify [email protected] as a user on the server. > > I changed the hostname of the server to another other than a name similar to > the domain name and Voila > > Thanks > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]>wrote: > > > If [email protected] is the sender, then it looks like sendmail cant > > determine who the sender is correctly. would need more logs and tests to > > confirm > > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Richard Zulu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hey, > >> > >> I installed sendmail and php on my webserver since I need my php forms to > >> be able to send email. > >> > >> Changed my php.ini to point to use sendmail, "/usr/sbin/sendmail", > >> however, when i test the php mail function, it doesnt work. > >> > >> Sendmail says user not known. > >> > >> Check out my mail log below: > >> > >> : p6LHInIe002293: from=www-data, size=103, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=< > >> [email protected]>, relay=www-data@localhost > >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sm-mta[2295]: p6LHInok002295: <[email protected]>... *User > >> unknown* > >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sendmail[2293]: p6LHInIe002293: [email protected], > >> ctladdr=www-data (33/33), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, > >> pri=30103, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1,* stat=User unknown* > >> Jul 21 20:18:49 fecu sm-mta[2295]: p6LHInok002295: from=< > >> [email protected]>, size=103, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=ESMTP, > >> daemon=MTA-v4, relay=fecu.com [127.0.0.1] > >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Richard Zulu > >> gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) > >> http://kampala.gtugs.org > >> <http://kampala.gtugs.org> > >> --------------------------------------------------------- > >> There is no place like 127.0.0.1 > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> [email protected] > >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > >> any way. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Sanga M. Collins > > Network Engineering > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any way. > > > > > > -- > Richard Zulu > gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) > http://kampala.gtugs.org > <http://kampala.gtugs.org> > --------------------------------------------------------- > There is no place like 127.0.0.1 > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net http://twitter.com/batje http://twitter.com/mapuganda _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
