Tom Ball wrote:
> When /etc/init.d/sendmail starts, it waits for a long time on the
> /usr/bin/newaliases command. According to the documentation, this
> command is needed to recompile the /etc/aliases file, which I've never
> changed. Is there a reason the default one takes so long to recompile
> (or why its last-modified date isn't checked)?
>
> Tom
Are you sure sendmail is stalling on the newaliases command? Thats just a
database.
Usually when sendmail stalls on startup its because it cannot determine its
canonical name. This is usually caused by either your systems resolver libs
misconfigured or the hostname/domain name are not properly set. If this is a
dialup system , make sure /etc/hosts has at least the localhost entry.
After your system comes up, type:
# sendmail -bt -d0.1 </dev/null
An example of a properly configured system would look like:
============ SYSTEM IDENTITY (after readcf) ============
(short domain name) $w = voyager
(canonical domain name) $j = voyager.mydomain.com
(subdomain name) $m = mydomain.com
(node name) $k = voyager
========================================================
Also, you can change the /etc/init.d/sendmail scripts first line from:
#!/bin/bash
to
#!/bin/bash -x
This will allow you to watch each command in the sendmail script as its
executed.
Steve Cowles
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