what is top - post? I still get the same problem ail.mc[root@sojourn root]# rpm2cpio /var/spool/up2date/sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd ./etc/mail/sendmail.mc 4574 blocks cpio: premature end of archive [root@sojourn root]# > Am Sa, den 10.01.2004 schrieb Technical um 01:00: >> I cannot get ti to work; what am I doing wrong; here is the output >> >> [root@sojourn root]# rpm2cpio >> /var/spool/up2date/sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd >> /etc/mail/ >> sendmail.mc >> 4574 blocks >> cpio: premature end of archive >> [root@sojourn root]# > > Please do not top-post! > > $ rpm2cpio sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm | cpio -t | grep sendmail.mc > 4574 blocks > ./etc/mail/sendmail.mc > > rpm2cpio sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd > ./etc/mail/sendmail.mc > > You did leave off the . in front of the path. The last command will > create the full path in the current directory. So the sendmail.mc is > after processing in $pwd/etc/mail/. > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany > PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 > PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >