MailScanner not working after computer lockup

Rob Freeman sysadmin at FLEETONE.COM
Wed Mar 17 12:30:18 GMT 2004


Nevermind, I got it.  I installed antivir for testing, and it was calling
sendmail before MailScanner could start.

Thanks

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Freeman" <sysadmin at FLEETONE.COM>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: MailScanner not working after computer lockup


> I did a chkconfig sendmail off and have rebooted with the same issue.
>
> Now, when I do start MailScanner I get 2 sendmails starting running ps ax
|
> grep -i mail
>
> one is in /var/spool/client
> other in /var/spool/mqueue
>
> If I stop MailScanner, nothing is there.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Swaney" <steve.swaney at FSL.COM>
> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: MailScanner not working after computer lockup
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> > > Behalf Of Rob Freeman
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:53 PM
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: MailScanner not working after computer lockup
> > >
> > > I have the latest stable version of mailscanner install, but my server
> > > locked up and now I can not get it to work.  For some reason, it is
> > > denying
> > > access to all my users, I get a message of :
> > >
> > > Relaying denied for rcpt user at domain.com for every message now.
> > >
> > > I checked the /etc/mail/access and have relay access for that domain.
> The
> > > /etc/host file looks good.
> > >
> > > I did notice another message in the /var/log/maillog about not being
> able
> > > to
> > > bind to opendaemonsocket, and I looked throught the archives about
> > > sendmail
> >
> > Are you starting sendmail AND MailScanner when you boot. Yous should
only
> be
> > starting MailScanner as it properly starts sendmail.
> >
> > Check your init scripts.
> >
> > Steve
> > Stephen Swaney
> > President
> > Fortress Systems Ltd.
> > Steve.Swaney at FSL.com
> >
> > > running, the chkconfig for that is off and has been for a while, but
it
> > > almost seems like sendmail is taking over.  If I restart MailScanner,
> then
> > > I
> > > get the message of:
> > >
> > > SYSERR:  No such file /var/run/sendmail.in.pid
> > >
> > > I have tried running the ps auxww to kill everything sendmail and
> > > restarting
> > > MailScanner with no luck again.
> > >
> > > I will keep on looking at the archives for more info, but I am at a
loss
> > > on
> > > why this is happening right now.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > --
> > > This message has been scanned for viruses and
> > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
> > > believed to be clean.
> > >
> > > Fortress Systems Ltd.
> > > www.fsl.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > This message has been scanned for viruses and
> > dangerous content by Fortress Secure Mail Gateway
> > and was found to be clean.
> >
> > Fortress Systems Ltd. - http://www.fsl.com
>



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