On 12/13/16 13:40, Stephen Davies wrote: > I agree that the "same error" is weird - but it is happening. > Here is the output from a start of the original service: > > [root@mustang system]# systemctl status sm-client > ● sm-client.service - Sendmail Mail Transport Client > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/sm-client.service; enabled; vendor > preset: disabled) > Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Tue 2016-12-13 15:56:21 ACDT; 11min ago > Process: 31350 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue -Ac > $SENDMAIL_OPTS $SENDMAIL_OPTARG (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > Process: 31346 ExecStartPre=/etc/mail/make (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > Process: 31343 ExecStartPre=/sbin/restorecon /run/sm-client.pid > (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > Process: 31340 ExecStartPre=/bin/chown smmsp:smmsp /run/sm-client.pid > (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > Process: 31336 ExecStartPre=/bin/touch /run/sm-client.pid (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > > Dec 13 15:54:50 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Client... > Dec 13 15:54:51 mustang.sdc.com.au sm-msp-queue[31351]: starting daemon > (8.15.1): queueing@01:00:00 > Dec 13 15:54:51 mustang.sdc.com.au sm-msp-queue[31351]: unable to write pid to > /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid: Permission denied Ahhh.... the "original" service file doesn't have a reference to /var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid. > Dec 13 15:54:51 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Failed to > read PID from file /run/sm-client.pid: Invalid argument > Dec 13 15:56:21 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Start > operation timed out. Terminating. > Dec 13 15:56:21 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: Failed to start Sendmail Mail > Transport Client. > Dec 13 15:56:21 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Unit entered > failed state. > Dec 13 15:56:21 mustang.sdc.com.au systemd[1]: sm-client.service: Failed with > result 'timeout'. When you make changes to a file I believe you need to issue the "systemctl daemon-reload". -- You're Welcome Zachary Quinto _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx