[ Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, converting... ] > On Monday 17 April 2006 14:10, 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? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Scott > Hello there Scott, > > When I run the command: > /usr/sbin/sendmail -bD -q15m > I get "sendmail: fatal: unsupported: -bD" > > However, when I run "./sendmail -bd -q15m", it works. > > Was -bD a typo? And, can you upgrade to Suse 10.1 RC1? I was able to do so > using "smart" > > good luck to you pal, > Tim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Tim, I think this might be because you have a default install and /usr/sbin/sendmail is actually postfix in disguise. I had to install sendmail as a separate package--deleting postfix and changing the default mail program to sendmail. (I'm running sendmail because I'm familiar and comfortable with it.) The -bD runs sendmail as a daemon, but doesn't run it in the background-- all errors go to stderr instead of the system log. I don't think that postfix supports this flag. Thanks, Scott --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
