Robert Hanson wrote:
> greetings
>
> i have a newer centos 4.2 server using qmail for smtp
>
> the /etc/yum.conf has this in it
>
> exclude=spamassassin exim postfix sendmail
>
> so when i do a yum update to go to 4.3 i get this
>
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: smtpdaemon for package: mdadm
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: smtpdaemon is needed by package mdadm
>
> how should i procede from here?
>
> evidentally mdadm wants a known smtp function as i do not get this error
> until i stuff exim and postfix and sendmail in the exclude
>
> should i undo exim in /etc/yum.conf exclude and then after exim is installed
> then remove it?
>
> with
>
> rpm -e --nodeps exim
>
> or another way?
>
> yum remove exim
>
> or?
>
> thanks in advance...
mdadm needs a smtp service in order to send out notifications, properly
setup from rpm mta's will provide: smtpdaemon
you should be able to install mdadm with a rpm -ivh --nodeps, then hope
for the best. the better solution would be to have the qmail rpm's
provide: smtpdaemon
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