Re: latest sendmail on testing
On Sun, 18 May 2014 13:07:10 -0400
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Filip <filip@fbvnet.be> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 17 May 2014 17:08:10 -0400
> > Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Filip <filip@fbvnet.be> writes:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> >> I would have thought the install of a pkg would also create any
> >> >> needed directories for the pkg to operate.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is it normal for user to create these things?
> >>
> >> >
> >> > No, it's not normal. The post-install scripts should create a
> >> > working initial configuration where it at least starts up.
> >> >
> >> > Try reinstalling with the --reinstall option.
> >> >
> >> > apt-get install sendmail --reinstall
> >> > apt-get install sendmail-base --reinstall
> >> > apt-get install sendmail-bin --reinstall
> >> >
> >> > Does that give any errors ?
>
> Just those I mentioned that only required moving a few lines in
> sendmail.mc
>
> However I'm still seeing something in the smtp conversation output
> about not being able to write somewhere... The message is too damn
> cryptic be very helpful. (see below).
>
> If you are running version 4.14.4-5.. maybe you could post the perms
> on:
>
> /var/spool/clientmqueue (Its a directory that should be created during
> install but is not). And:
> /var/lib/sendmail (There should be another directory here named
> /var/lib/sendmail/host_status but it didn't get created during
> install either)
>
> ------- --------- ---=--- --------- --------
> Tail of smtp conversation:
>
> 250 2.0.0 Verbose mode
> >>> MAIL From:<reader@rdr.local.lan> SIZE=289
> >>> AUTH=reader@rdr.local.lan
> 250 2.1.0 <reader@rdr.local.lan>... Sender ok
> >>> RCPT To:<reader@newsguy.com>
> >>> DATA
> 250 2.1.5 <reader@newsguy.com>... Recipient ok
> 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
> >>> .
> 421 4.3.0 collect: Cannot write ./dfs4IGodqZ004450 (bfcommit, uid=0,
> gid=122): No such file or directory
> >>> QUIT
> reader@newsguy.com... Deferred: 421 4.3.0 collect: Cannot
> write ./dfs4IGodqZ004450 (bfcommit, uid=0, gid=122): No such file or
> directory Closing connection to [127.0.0.1] -------
> --------- ---=--- --------- --------
>
> I can't figure out where the damn thing is trying to write, perhaps
> the root uid should be something else?
>
> ------- --------- ---=--- --------- --------
>
> perms on /var/spool stuff:
>
> total 32
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 16 16:48 anacron
>
> This one I created by hand and took the perms from the similar named
> directory mqueue-client which did exist
>
> *** drwxrws--- 2 smmsp smmsp 4096 May 17 14:41
> clientmqueue
>
> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 16 16:20 cron
> drwxr-x--- 5 Debian-exim Debian-exim 4096 May 16 16:35 exim4
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 16 16:18 libreoffice
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 May 16 15:47 mail -> ../mail
> drwxrws--- 2 smmta smmsp 4096 Feb 15 19:32 mqueue
> drwxrws--- 2 smmsp smmsp 4096 May 18 12:50 mqueue-client
> drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Mar 28 08:10 rsyslog
>
> ------- --------- ---=--- --------- --------
>
> ls -ld /var/lib/sendmail
>
> I changed this to what you see, from:
> drwxr-s--x
>
> drwxrws--x 3 smmta smmsp 4096 May 18 12:49 /var/lib/sendmail
>
> ls -l /var/lib/sendmail/
> -rw-rw---- 1 root smmsp 0 May 17 21:55 dead.letter
> drwxrws--- 2 root smmsp 4096 May 18 12:49 host_status
>
>
>
>
>
I have this:
drwxr-s--- 2 smmta smmsp 4096 May 18 19:46 /var/spool/mqueue
drwxrws--- 2 smmsp smmsp 4096 Feb 16 01:04 /var/spool/mqueue-client
drwxrwsrwt 2 root mail 4096 May 18 19:46 /var/mail
drwxr-s--x 2 smmta smmsp 4096 May 18 19:40 /var/lib/sendmail
mqueue-client instead of clientmqueue.
# dpkg -L sendmail-bin|grep client
/var/spool/mqueue-client
sendmail package version 8.14.4-5
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