Re: Can't start sm-client with systemctl

[Stephen Davies <sdavies@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/12/16 15:42, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 12/12/16 11:40, Stephen Davies wrote:
> > If I try to start sm-client with systemctl, I get:
> >
> > Dec 12 13:32:04 mustang.sdc.com.au sm-msp-queue2[5951]: starting daemon (8.15.1):
> > queueing@01:00:00
> > Dec 12 13:32:04 mustang.sdc.com.au sm-msp-queue2[5951]: unable to write pid to
> > /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid: Permission denied
> > Dec 12 13:33:34 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Start operation timed
> > out. Terminating.
> > Dec 12 13:33:34 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: Failed to start Sendmail Mail Transport
> > Client.
> > Dec 12 13:33:34 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Unit entered failed
> > state.
> > Dec 12 13:33:34 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Failed with result
> > 'timeout'.
> >
> > However, if I use:
> >
> > /usr/sbin/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue2 -Ac -q1h
> >
> > the queue manager starts and runs as expected.
> >
> > I am 99.99% sure that all my directory permissions are correct and give smmsp write
> > access to the relevant directories. Certainly /var/spool/clientmqueue.
> >
> > My sm-client.service is:
> >
> > [Unit]
> > Description=Sendmail Mail Transport Client
> > After=syslog.target network.target sendmail.service
> > Conflicts=postfix.service exim.service
> > BindTo=sendmail.service
> >
> > [Service]
> > Type=forking
> > PIDFile=/var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid
> > Environment=SENDMAIL_OPTS=-q1h
> > EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/sendmail
> > ExecStartPre=/bin/touch /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid
> > ExecStartPre=/bin/chown smmsp:smmsp /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid
> > ExecStartPre=/bin/chmod 660 /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid
> > ExecStartPre=-/etc/mail/make
> > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue2 -Ac $SENDMAIL_OPTS $SENDMAIL_OPTARG
> >
> > [Install]
> > WantedBy=multi-user.target
>
> Have you tried running with the default sm-client.service file instead of the modified
> version?
Yes. That is why I have a modified version.
The original gave the same error so I tried to make the PID file available.

--
=============================================================================
Stephen Davies Consulting P/L                             Phone: 08-8177 1595
Adelaide, South Australia.                                Mobile:040 304 0583
_______________________________________________
users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx