>         # cd /etc/mail
>         # tar cf - *.cf | gzip -9c - > oldcf.tar.gz
>
>     Then regenerate all the *.cf files:
>
>         # make cf
>
>     Install them as sendmail.cf and submit.cf:
>
>         # make install
>

At this point it fails with:

# install -c -m freebsd.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
Install: Invalid file mode: freebsd.cf

I have tried all manner of file permissions, as I am assuming that they
this is what is referred to by mode.

Has anyone else experienced this during their sendmail upgrade?

Steve

>     Restart sendmail:
>
>         # make restart
>
>     and you should be set to go.
>
>     : If anything seems to fail for you after this remake of the *.cf
>     : files, just enter /etc/mail and restore from the backup copy:
>     :
>     :       # cd /etc/mail
>     :       # zcat oldcf.tar.gz | tar xf -
>
>


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