[RHSA-2003:073-06] Updated sendmail packages fix critical sec urity issues

[Spicer, Kevin]

Funnily enough I just upgraded my home box and didn't have a problem - reading the post install script it looks like the mandrake rpm runs a 'service sendmail restart' if it fins /var/lock/subsys/sendmail I guess I must have killed sendmail at some point when I built the box.  chkconfig didn't turn anything on in either case (just a random sendmail process got kicked off).

Julian, there seem to be quite regular messages here from people who either didn't turn sendmail off with chkconfig, or who have random other sendmail processes running, (or who have packaging systems making random changes!) perhaps check_MailScanner should check for this?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spicer, Kevin 
> Sent: 03 March 2003 20:50
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [RHSA-2003:073-06] Updated sendmail packages fix critical
> sec urity issues
> 
> 
> Thanks for that!  One little gotcha to look out for... I just 
> upgraded the rpms on my Mandrake box and the postinstall 
> script kicked off a new sendmail process, bypassing 
> MailScanner (Whoops!).  Dunno if this happens with other 
> packages but its worth checking!
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard, Matt [mailto:matthew.richard at COCC.COM] 
> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:49 AM
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: FW: [RHSA-2003:073-06] Updated sendmail packages 
> fix critical
> > sec urity issues
> > 
> > 
> > For those who have not already seen the advisory.  It appears 
> > to effect
> > sendmail on many different platforms.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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