On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:08:57 -0500 Jean Morissette <jean.morissette666@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > When I boot Linux FC1, it take very long time to start sendmail (2-3 > minutes)! I am a newbie so I don't know how to correct the problem. > Could you help me please. I have a Athlon XP 2000+ and 512 meg RAM. > Thanks > Jean > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFANqGXS/RlGrPlCBoRAtBeAKDQJcQr3wEM3JlOXNCgkbfWCvUvXgCeKebJ > jYs+KdpNeAmgVG9tPE/1UEA= > =o43Y > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- check your maillog in /var/log/ anything similar to this in there: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 17 04:02:43 Turtle sendmail[4717]: My unqualified host name (Turtle) unknown; sleeping for retry Nov 17 04:03:07 Turtle sendmail[4501]: unable to qualify my own domain name (Turtle) -- using short name Nov 17 04:03:07 Turtle sendmail[4501]: hAHC37RE004501: from=root, size=2273, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200311171203 hAHC37RE004501 Turtle>, relay=root localhostNov 17 04:03:07 Turtle sendmail[4501]: hAHHLS433: to=root, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=32273, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- make sure of a few things, check /etc/sysconfig/network it should have a line like this: HOSTNAME=turtle.localdomain check /etc/hosts for lines like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 127.0.0.1 turtle.localdomain turtle Note the . in the hostnames, sendmail is picky about seeing a domain (aliases ok) Also someone told me: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost turtle.localdomain turtle Is a better way to write it due to resolver code though, I've not had problems with my way yet, If you do you know what to try. Check /etc/hosts.allow if you have tcpwrappers on sendmail : 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain By default RH configures sendmail to only accept connections from localhost so any changing of things throws it for a loop. good luck.
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