On 12 Nov 1998, Sara Marxen writes:
> I recently upgraded to linuxconf-1.13r4-1 and am
> now receiving the following error everytime I send a mail message.
>> Cannot open hash database /etc/mail/deny: Invalid argument
Some versions of Linuxconf seem to have their path info to makemap
incorrect or missing. The FAQ at
http://www.xc.org/jonathan/linuxconf-rh52-faq.html
describes the config file to check on RedHat systems to solve this:
* Q5.4 Why do I get problems using Linuxconf to configure sendmail?
Because the provided mailconf.daemons file is bad in Linuxconf
1.11r11. According to its author:
In linuxconf on redhat 5.1, there is a glitch. The file
/usr/lib/linuxconf/redhat/mailconf.daemons is incomplete and
wrong. Here is the proper content
sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail -bd
smrsh /usr/sbin/smrsh
makemap /usr/bin/makemap
In Linuxconf 5.2 under Linuxconf 1.12r5 there is a similar problem.
If the above suggestion does not work, upgrade to Linuxconf 1.13r4
or later.
If you are running a different distribution, the info will be in a
related but different config file, and makemap itself may be in a
different location on your system.
It helps us help you if you state what Linux distribution you are
running when reporting Linuxconf-related problems :-)
If you are desperate and the above config file stuff doesn't help,
rm /etc/mail/deny.db
touch /etc/mail/deny.db
as root may give you some (temporary?) relief.
Hoping this helps you out,
Jonathan
--
Jonathan Marsden | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Making electronic
1849 N. Wabash Ave.| Phone: +1 (909) 794 1151 | communications work
Redlands, CA 92374 | FAX: +1 (909) 794 3016 | reliably for Christian
USA | http://www.xc.org/jonathan | missions worldwide
---
You are currently subscribed to linuxconf as: [[email protected]]
To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
