Sendmail processes not running

fretagi · June 11, 2014, 4:45am

Hi All!

I am trying to get

sendmail

to work but unsuccessfull...when I run

ps -ef | grep sendmail
    root 10578 10561   0 11:01:24 pts/1       0:00 grep sendmail

I do not see its processes
When I run the following commands:

bash-3.00# svcs sendmail
svcs: Pattern 'sendmail' doesn't match any instances
STATE          STIME    FMRI
bash-3.00# svcs -a| grep sendmail
bash-3.00# svcadm enable sendmail
svcadm: Pattern 'sendmail' doesn't match any instances
bash-3.00#

But on a working system:

 svcs -a| grep sendmail
online         Jul_14   svc:/network/sendmail-client:default
online         Jul_14   svc:/network/smtp:sendmail

and

 ps -ef | grep sendmail
    root    698      1   0   Jul 14 ?         129:33 /usr/lib/sendmail -bl -q15m
   smmsp    699      1   0   Jul 14 ?           5:42 /usr/lib/sendmail -Ac -q15m
    root  85276  85245   0 10:44:51 pts/18      0:00 grep sendmail

Please can you help?

Gautham · June 11, 2014, 5:24am

have you checked the logs. Try checking its status using:

/etd/init.d/sendmail status

fretagi · June 11, 2014, 5:31am

this is what I get

 /etd/init.d/sendmail status
bash: /etd/init.d/sendmail: No such file or directory

and the logs:

 tail /var/adm/messages
Jun 11 08:44:18 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13073 (MHEMMONL01) Resource(SERVER) became OFFLINE unexpectedly on its own. Agent is restarting (attempt number 1 of 1) the resource.
Jun 11 09:36:04 MHEMMONL02 AgentFramework[3326]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13067 Thread(5) Agent is calling clean for resource(VisiNotify) because the resource became OFFLINE unexpectedly, on its own.
Jun 11 09:36:04 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13067 (MHEMMONL02) Agent is calling clean for resource(VisiNotify) because the resource became OFFLINE unexpectedly, on its own.
Jun 11 09:36:05 MHEMMONL02 AgentFramework[3326]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13068 Thread(5) Resource(VisiNotify) - clean completed successfully.
Jun 11 09:36:05 MHEMMONL02 AgentFramework[3326]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13073 Thread(5) Resource(VisiNotify) became OFFLINE unexpectedly on its own. Agent is restarting (attempt number 1 of 3) the resource.
Jun 11 09:36:05 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13073 (MHEMMONL02) Resource(VisiNotify) became OFFLINE unexpectedly on its own. Agent is restarting (attempt number 1 of 3) the resource.
Jun 11 09:49:21 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13067 (MHEMMONL01) Agent is calling clean for resource(SERVER) because the resource became OFFLINE unexpectedly, on its own.
Jun 11 09:49:22 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13073 (MHEMMONL01) Resource(SERVER) became OFFLINE unexpectedly on its own. Agent is restarting (attempt number 1 of 1) the resource.
Jun 11 11:02:25 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13067 (MHEMMONL01) Agent is calling clean for resource(SERVER) because the resource became OFFLINE unexpectedly, on its own.
Jun 11 11:02:26 MHEMMONL02 Had[3270]: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] VCS ERROR V-16-1-13073 (MHEMMONL01) Resource(SERVER) became OFFLINE unexpectedly on its own. Agent is restarting (attempt number 1 of 1) the resource.

syslog

is empty, zero size but

syslog.0

and

 tail syslog.0
Jun 10 10:34:43 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[19870]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (MHEMMONL02) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun 10 11:32:52 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[21320]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (MHEMMONL02) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun 10 11:33:52 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[21320]: [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (MHEMMONL02) -- using short name
Jun 10 11:33:52 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[21320]: [ID 801593 mail.info] s5A9Xq4X021320: from=root, size=86, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201406100933.s5A9Xq4X021320@MHEMMONL02>, relay=root@localhost
Jun 10 11:33:52 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[21320]: [ID 801593 mail.info] s5A9Xq4X021320: to=fretagi@mcel.co.mz, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30086, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
Jun 10 12:05:39 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[26027]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (MHEMMONL02) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun 10 12:06:37 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[26855]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (MHEMMONL02) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun 10 12:07:37 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[26855]: [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (MHEMMONL02) -- using short name
Jun 10 12:07:37 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[26855]: [ID 801593 mail.info] s5AA7bsP026855: from=root, size=4090, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201406101007.s5AA7bsP026855@MHEMMONL02>, relay=root@localhost
Jun 10 12:07:37 MHEMMONL02 sendmail[26855]: [ID 801593 mail.info] s5AA7bsP026855: to=fretagi@mcel.co.mz, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=34090, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]

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here another set of commands that I have runned:

 /etc/init.d/sendmail status
Usage: /etc/init.d/sendmail { start | stop | restart }
bash-3.00# /etc/init.d/sendmail start
svcadm: Pattern 'network/smtp:sendmail' doesn't match any instances
svcadm: Pattern 'network/sendmail-client:default' doesn't match any instances
bash-3.00#

Gautham · June 11, 2014, 5:56am

I guess you package is broken, as because:

svcs -a | grep sendmail

should throw a result.

Can you check any update available for sendmail.

fretagi · June 11, 2014, 5:59am

Hi

Sorry, but not very familiar with update packages... do I have to check internet?

Gautham · June 11, 2014, 6:09am

I'm also new to solaris. Try with this official link:
Installing and Updating Packages - Oracle Solaris Administration: Common Tasks

fretagi · June 12, 2014, 5:23am

Hi

I have 1 other server and it has the same problem, so does not seem to be a problem of broken sendmail.....

Any suggestions?

Gautham · June 12, 2014, 1:57pm

Can you share that logs as well. what OS runs on that server?.

And in what aspect you are saying that it won't be a broken sendmail , so that i can help you better.

Opr_Sys · June 12, 2014, 3:52pm

sudo apt-get install sendmail

service start sendmail or alternatively start service sendmail (You might want to configure it first tho, sendmail can fsck you up!)

fretagi · June 13, 2014, 2:19am

the operating sistem is

solaris 10

, I might be wrong, but I say its not sendmail, because could not happen to two identical systems configured at the same time