On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 03:10:24PM -0500, Scott Alan Chaffin wrote: > When installing sendmail (instead of postfix) in the default location of > /usr/sbin/sendmail, the mail daemon doesn't start, only the queue > handler. Attempting to start the daemon by hand results in the > following error: > > huron:/usr/sbin # ./sendmail -bD -q15m > 451 4.0.0 opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Permission denied > 421 4.0.0 opendaemonsocket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting > huron:/usr/sbin # > > When I move the sendmail binary to /usr/lib and make a symbolic link to > /usr/sbin, it starts as expected, both on the command line and in the > /etc/init.d/sendmail script. > > It's only a minor inconvenience to start things this way, but it is an > inconvenience. I suspect that this is related to some sort of enhanced > security on /usr/sbin. The file system is reiserfs. > > Does anyone know how to rectify this condition?
Likely caused by AppArmor. Check "logprof" output, or /var/log/audit/audit.log Ciao, Marcus --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
