sendmail is trying to identify the FQDN ie why it's waiting if u want to avoid starting sendmail while booting use chkconfig --level 35 sendmail off if u want to change the settings permanently in the sendmail configuration file edit the /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and regenerate the sendmail.cf file.. but i dont know which option go with the sendmail.mc i am not a sendmail expert so sendmail gurus please comment. well i have a question now can we edit the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf and add Dj$w.{your-domain}.. to avoid sendmail hanging for a while when booting.. is that the right way.. ? Anish -- Shiraz Baig <shiraz_baig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sir, > When my Redhat 9.0 boots, it stops at "Starting > Sendmail" and then keeps waiting for a very long > time. > Then again it stops at "smb-client" and waits there > endlessly. I want to get rid of this waiting. A few > weeks back someone had suggested a solution. But I > can't located it. First of all someone should tell > me, > how can we locate such issues from archives? > > Secondly, I would request a solution for the above > problem. I tried one solution, it did not work. I > went > to /etc/rc.d/rc3.d and deleted "S80sendmail". I knew > it was just a link, and I shall be able to create it > again when I need it. But this did not solve the > problem. Then I also deleted it from rc2.d. But to > no > avail. > > So, now I am looking for a solution, and also where > from is it coming, when I have deleted it in rc3.d > > bye > shiraz > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list