RE: sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name ...
That did the trick, thanks! -- Kiffin Rex Gish Gouda, The Netherlands > -Original Message- > From: Stijn Hoop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 14:44 > To: Kiffin Gish > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name ... > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:25:17PM +0100, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > I recently installed a fileserver which is restricted to > the internal > > network and which I refer to simply as 'fileserver' (pretty > creative, > > right). > > > > However, sendmail doesn't seem to work correctly. When the machine > > boots and/or I try and send an email using sendmail, I get > a bunch of > > cryptic error messages. Here's a view of the syslog: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tail /var/log/messages > > Nov 29 13:51:56 fileserver sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name > > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > > Nov 29 13:52:56 fileserver sm-mta[386]: unable to qualify my own > > domain name > > (fileserver) -- using short name > > Nov 29 13:52:57 fileserver sm-msp-queue[390]: My > unqualified host name > > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > > Nov 29 13:53:57 fileserver sm-msp-queue[390]: unable to > qualify my own > > domain name (fileserver) -- using short name > > ... > > Nov 29 13:56:43 fileserver sendmail[565]: My unqualified host name > > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > > Nov 29 13:57:43 fileserver sendmail[565]: unable to qualify > my own domain > > name (fileserver) -- using short name > > ... > > > > Can anyone please help me? > > It's missing it's domain name apparently (i.e. the things > after the first . in fileserver.my.domain.nl). Either make > sure it's in the DNS or list it in /etc/hosts. > > --Stijn > > -- > Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children > already know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the > dragons can be killed. > -- G.K. Chesterton > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name ...
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:25:17PM +0100, Kiffin Gish wrote: > I recently installed a fileserver which is restricted to the internal > network and which I refer to simply as 'fileserver' (pretty creative, > right). > > However, sendmail doesn't seem to work correctly. When the machine boots > and/or I try and send an email using sendmail, I get a bunch of cryptic > error messages. Here's a view of the syslog: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tail /var/log/messages > Nov 29 13:51:56 fileserver sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > Nov 29 13:52:56 fileserver sm-mta[386]: unable to qualify my own domain name > (fileserver) -- using short name > Nov 29 13:52:57 fileserver sm-msp-queue[390]: My unqualified host name > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > Nov 29 13:53:57 fileserver sm-msp-queue[390]: unable to qualify my own > domain name (fileserver) -- using short name > ... > Nov 29 13:56:43 fileserver sendmail[565]: My unqualified host name > (fileserver) unknown; sleeping for retry > Nov 29 13:57:43 fileserver sendmail[565]: unable to qualify my own domain > name (fileserver) -- using short name > ... > > Can anyone please help me? It's missing it's domain name apparently (i.e. the things after the first . in fileserver.my.domain.nl). Either make sure it's in the DNS or list it in /etc/hosts. --Stijn -- Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed. -- G.K. Chesterton pgpCQdkeIeOSU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sm-mta[386]: My unqualified host name ...
Kiffin Gish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, sendmail doesn't seem to work correctly. When the machine boots > and/or I try and send an email using sendmail, I get a bunch of cryptic > error messages. Here's a view of the syslog: > > [snip] What I would do is add something like the following to /etc/hosts actual.ip.address.here filleserver.some.domain fileserver Hope this helps, Werther -- Just because you're paranoid it doesn't mean the world is not out to get you! Machen Sie aus 14 Cent spielend bis zu 100 Euro! Die neue Gaming-Area von Arcor - über 50 Onlinespiele im Angebot. http://www.arcor.de/rd/emf-gaming-1 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
