Re: [gentoo-user] Re: basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread Mick 
On Sunday 04 Dec 2016 21:28:06 John Covici wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:23:34 -0500,
> 
> Harry Putnam wrote:
> > Volker Armin Hemmann  writes:
> > > Am 04.12.2016 um 20:09 schrieb Harry Putnam:
> > > 
> > > is there a good reason you chose sendmail over postfix? Do you hate
> > > yourself? You are a masochist?
> > > 
> > > I found sendmail the worst piece of software I ever had to deal with.
> > > Windows XP user management in a mixed environment with shares is
> > > delightful, writing bind config files or XFree86 configs by hand was
> > > nice, easy and a joy compared to sendmail.
> > 
> > All the above.  If you are really into pain... where pulled
> > fingernails are the lowest starter level ... sendmail is something
> > I'd only dreamed about  till now.
> > 
> > OK, is there really nobody here that uses sendmail?
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure the kind of immediate and complete failure I'm seeing
> > is something horribly missconfigured and might not be that much to
> > fix. If I could understand what is causing the fuss.
> 
> I use it all the time with no problems.  Did you do the -X or increase
> the loglevel?

What John said.  In addition, pay particular attention both to ownership and 
access rights for sendmail directories and config files.  They should not be 
world accessible for obvious security reasons and in addition access.db and  
aliases.db files should be owned by root.
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread John Covici 
On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:23:34 -0500,
Harry Putnam wrote:
> 
> Volker Armin Hemmann  writes:
> 
> > Am 04.12.2016 um 20:09 schrieb Harry Putnam:
> >
> > is there a good reason you chose sendmail over postfix? Do you hate
> > yourself? You are a masochist?
> >
> > I found sendmail the worst piece of software I ever had to deal with.
> > Windows XP user management in a mixed environment with shares is
> > delightful, writing bind config files or XFree86 configs by hand was
> > nice, easy and a joy compared to sendmail.
> 
> All the above.  If you are really into pain... where pulled
> fingernails are the lowest starter level ... sendmail is something
> I'd only dreamed about  till now.
> 
> OK, is there really nobody here that uses sendmail?  
> 
> I'm pretty sure the kind of immediate and complete failure I'm seeing
> is something horribly missconfigured and might not be that much to
> fix. If I could understand what is causing the fuss.

I use it all the time with no problems.  Did you do the -X or increase
the loglevel?

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

 John Covici
 cov...@ccs.covici.com

[gentoo-user] Re: basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread Harry Putnam 
Volker Armin Hemmann  writes:

> Am 04.12.2016 um 20:09 schrieb Harry Putnam:
>
> is there a good reason you chose sendmail over postfix? Do you hate
> yourself? You are a masochist?
>
> I found sendmail the worst piece of software I ever had to deal with.
> Windows XP user management in a mixed environment with shares is
> delightful, writing bind config files or XFree86 configs by hand was
> nice, easy and a joy compared to sendmail.

All the above.  If you are really into pain... where pulled
fingernails are the lowest starter level ... sendmail is something
I'd only dreamed about  till now.

OK, is there really nobody here that uses sendmail?  

I'm pretty sure the kind of immediate and complete failure I'm seeing
is something horribly missconfigured and might not be that much to
fix. If I could understand what is causing the fuss.

Re: [gentoo-user] basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann 
Am 04.12.2016 um 20:09 schrieb Harry Putnam:

is there a good reason you chose sendmail over postfix? Do you hate
yourself? You are a masochist?

I found sendmail the worst piece of software I ever had to deal with.
Windows XP user management in a mixed environment with shares is
delightful, writing bind config files or XFree86 configs by hand was
nice, easy and a joy compared to sendmail.

[gentoo-user] Re: basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread Harry Putnam 
"J. Roeleveld"  writes:

[...]

> I stopped using sendmail when easier to configure alternatives came along. 
> Currently using Postfix.
>
> As such, I can't help in checking your config. But I do remember you
> had to compile the config files into a format sendmail actually can
> read. Did you do that part?

Yes
I m4'ed as explained in /usr/share/sendmail-cf/README

I didn't post the *.cf files because the sendmail.cf if very long and
not all that readable... and anyway what is in it is a direct result
of what is in sendmail.mc

I'm adding another piece of the output puzzle from /var/log/mail.log

  Dec 4 15:44:58 g0 sm-cm[8151]: uB4J3YBB003855:
  to=hputn...@gmail.com, ctladdr=harry (1000/1050), delay=01:41:24,
  xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=936804, relay=[127.0.0.1],
  dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please
  try again later.

Re: [gentoo-user] basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread John Covici 
On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:09:39 -0500,
Harry Putnam wrote:
> 
> After setting up the files for sendmail on my first attempt at
> sending a msg I get this error as reported in the smtp conversation:
> 
>Temporary system failure
> 
> That is a new one to me, and doesn't give much to start on.
> 
> It appears not to even get past the submit agent.
> 
> (Running a little script that uses mailx in verbose mode to capture
> the action .. Runs the mailx command as shown below:
> 
>   harry > tmail hputn...@gmail.com
>   sending like this:
>   mailx -v -s "TEST 161204_134640 g0" hputn...@gmail.com < 
> /tmp/msg-161204_134640
>   hputn...@gmail.com... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
>   220 g0.local.lan ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.9/8.14.9; Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:46:43 
> -0500
>   >>> EHLO g0.local.lan
>   250-g0.local.lan Hello g0.local.lan [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
>   250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>   >>> MAIL From:
>   451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please try again later.
>   hputn...@gmail.com... Deferred: 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please 
> try again later.
>   Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
>   >>> QUIT
>   221 2.0.0 g0.local.lan closing connection
>   
> sendmail.mc and submit.mc posted below:
> 
> (Sorry about excessive data but seems necessary for this)
> ---   ---   ---=---   ---   --- 
> 
> sendmail.mc:
> 
> divert(-1)dnl
> #-
> # $Sendmail: debproto.mc,v 8.14.4 2010-11-03 22:42:40 cowboy Exp $
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
> #
> # cf/debian/sendmail.mc.  Generated from sendmail.mc.in by configure.
> #
> # sendmail.mc prototype config file for building Sendmail 8.14.4
> #
> # Note: the .in file supports 8.7.6 - 9.0.0, but the generated
> # file is customized to the version noted above.
> #
> # This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
> #
> # If you modify this file, you will have to regenerate /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> # by running this file through the m4 preprocessor via one of the following:
> # * make   (or make -C /etc/mail)
> # * sendmailconfig 
> # * m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> # The first two options are preferred as they will also update other files
> # that depend upon the contents of this file.
> #
> # The best documentation for this .mc file is:
> # /usr/share/doc/sendmail-doc/cf.README.gz
> #
> #-
> divert(0)dnl
> #
> #   Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
> #
> #  This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
> #
> dnl define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
> include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
> 
> VERSIONID(`$Id: hp1.mc,v 1.20 2016/12/04 11:17:08 g0 Exp $')
> dnl # [HP 161204_101845  OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
> dnl # changed to gentoo
> OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
> dnl # ]
> DOMAIN(`generic')dnl
> dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
> dnl undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl#DAEMON_HOSTSTATS=
> dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
> dnl #
> dnl # General defines
> dnl #
> dnl # SAFE_FILE_ENV: [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a chroot()
> dnl # into this directory before writing files.
> dnl # If *all* your user accounts are under /home then use that
> dnl # instead - it will prevent any writes outside of /home !
> dnl #   define(`confSAFE_FILE_ENV', `')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Daemon options - restrict to servicing LOCALHOST ONLY !!!
> dnl # Remove `, Addr=' clauses to receive from any interface
> dnl # If you want to support IPv6, switch the commented/uncommentd lines
> dnl #
> define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
> dnl the next one doesn't need to be present for client auth
> define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS',`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
> FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
> 
> FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MTA-v6, Port=smtp, Addr=::1')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MTA-v4, Port=smtp')dnl
> dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MSP-v6, Port=submission, M=Ea, 
> Addr=::1')dnl
> DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MSP-v4, Port=submission, M=Ea')dnl
> dnl LOCAL_DOMAIN('g0.local.lan')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Be somewhat anal in what we allow
> dnl CK define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', 
> `needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Define connection throttling and window length
> define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl
> define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl
> dnl #
> dnl # Features
> dnl #
> dnl # use /etc/mail/local-host-names
> dnl # [HP 161204_101724  FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
> dnl # Stopped using cw until further notice ]
> dnl #
> dnl # The greet_pause feature stops some automail bots - but

Re: [gentoo-user] Bash script: make a convenient /mnt/gentoo tree for a new install or development

2016-12-04 Thread John Covici 
On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:17:10 -0500,
Rich Freeman wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Gregory Woodbury  wrote:
> > The Gentoo Handbook provides detailed instructions for preparing a
> > /mnt/gentoo
> > file system tree for new installations.  After having to dig through the
> > Handbook a
> > few times of doing new or re-installs of Gentoo using an existing Gentoo
> > install
> > as the base system, I wrote this script as a shortcut way to handle the
> > process
> > of doing the mounting of /mnt/gentoo either the first time or again after a
> > re-boot.
> 
> IMO it would be a lot easier if we just had an install CD that
> included nspawn.  :)  For whatever reason there seems to be a lack of
> systemd-based rescue CDs out there.  While I'm placing orders I'd like
> ZFS on Linux support on it as well.  :)

That would be nice, I have made one, but its customized a bit, but
using catalyst it did work.

-- 
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How do
you spend it?

 John Covici
 cov...@ccs.covici.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Bash script: make a convenient /mnt/gentoo tree for a new install or development

2016-12-04 Thread Neil Bothwick 
On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:17:10 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote:

> IMO it would be a lot easier if we just had an install CD that
> included nspawn.  :)  For whatever reason there seems to be a lack of
> systemd-based rescue CDs out there.  While I'm placing orders I'd like
> ZFS on Linux support on it as well.  :)

I'll second that. I'd even go so far as to say I'd pay twice as much for
such a CD as I do for System Rescue Cd ;-)


-- 
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expensive ones are still worth a look.


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Re: [gentoo-user] basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread J. Roeleveld 
On December 4, 2016 8:09:39 PM GMT+01:00, Harry Putnam  
wrote:
>After setting up the files for sendmail on my first attempt at
>sending a msg I get this error as reported in the smtp conversation:
>
>   Temporary system failure
>
>That is a new one to me, and doesn't give much to start on.
>
>It appears not to even get past the submit agent.
>
>(Running a little script that uses mailx in verbose mode to capture
>the action .. Runs the mailx command as shown below:
>
>  harry > tmail hputn...@gmail.com
>  sending like this:
>mailx -v -s "TEST 161204_134640 g0" hputn...@gmail.com <
>/tmp/msg-161204_134640
>  hputn...@gmail.com... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
>220 g0.local.lan ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.9/8.14.9; Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:46:43
>-0500
>  >>> EHLO g0.local.lan
>  250-g0.local.lan Hello g0.local.lan [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
>  250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>  >>> MAIL From:
>  451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please try again later.
>hputn...@gmail.com... Deferred: 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure.
>Please try again later.
>  Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
>  >>> QUIT
>  221 2.0.0 g0.local.lan closing connection
>  
>sendmail.mc and submit.mc posted below:
>
>(Sorry about excessive data but seems necessary for this)
>---   ---   ---=---   ---   --- 
>
>sendmail.mc:
>
>divert(-1)dnl
>#-
># $Sendmail: debproto.mc,v 8.14.4 2010-11-03 22:42:40 cowboy Exp $
>#
># Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
>#
># cf/debian/sendmail.mc.  Generated from sendmail.mc.in by configure.
>#
># sendmail.mc prototype config file for building Sendmail 8.14.4
>#
># Note: the .in file supports 8.7.6 - 9.0.0, but the generated
>#  file is customized to the version noted above.
>#
># This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
>#
># If you modify this file, you will have to regenerate
>/etc/mail/sendmail.cf
># by running this file through the m4 preprocessor via one of the
>following:
>#  * make   (or make -C /etc/mail)
>#  * sendmailconfig 
>#  * m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
># The first two options are preferred as they will also update other
>files
># that depend upon the contents of this file.
>#
># The best documentation for this .mc file is:
># /usr/share/doc/sendmail-doc/cf.README.gz
>#
>#-
>divert(0)dnl
>#
>#   Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
>#
>#  This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
>#
>dnl define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
>include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
>
>VERSIONID(`$Id: hp1.mc,v 1.20 2016/12/04 11:17:08 g0 Exp $')
>dnl # [HP 161204_101845  OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
>dnl # changed to gentoo
>OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
>dnl # ]
>DOMAIN(`generic')dnl
>dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
>dnl undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl#DAEMON_HOSTSTATS=
>dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
>dnl #
>dnl # General defines
>dnl #
>dnl # SAFE_FILE_ENV: [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a chroot()
>dnl #  into this directory before writing files.
>dnl #  If *all* your user accounts are under /home then use that
>dnl #  instead - it will prevent any writes outside of /home !
>dnl #   define(`confSAFE_FILE_ENV', `')dnl
>dnl #
>dnl # Daemon options - restrict to servicing LOCALHOST ONLY !!!
>dnl # Remove `, Addr=' clauses to receive from any interface
>dnl # If you want to support IPv6, switch the commented/uncommentd
>lines
>dnl #
>define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
>dnl the next one doesn't need to be present for client auth
>define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS',`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
>FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
>
>FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
>dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MTA-v6, Port=smtp, Addr=::1')dnl
>DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MTA-v4, Port=smtp')dnl
>dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MSP-v6, Port=submission, M=Ea,
>Addr=::1')dnl
>DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MSP-v4, Port=submission, M=Ea')dnl
>dnl LOCAL_DOMAIN('g0.local.lan')dnl
>dnl #
>dnl # Be somewhat anal in what we allow
>dnl CK define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',
>`needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
>dnl #
>dnl # Define connection throttling and window length
>define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl
>define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl
>dnl #
>dnl # Features
>dnl #
>dnl # use /etc/mail/local-host-names
>dnl # [HP 161204_101724  FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
>dnl # Stopped using cw until further notice ]
>dnl #
>dnl # The greet_pause feature stops some automail bots - but check the
>dnl # provided access db for details on excluding localhosts...
>FEATURE(`greet_pause',

[gentoo-user] basic trouble with sendmail config

2016-12-04 Thread Harry Putnam 
After setting up the files for sendmail on my first attempt at
sending a msg I get this error as reported in the smtp conversation:

   Temporary system failure

That is a new one to me, and doesn't give much to start on.

It appears not to even get past the submit agent.

(Running a little script that uses mailx in verbose mode to capture
the action .. Runs the mailx command as shown below:

  harry > tmail hputn...@gmail.com
  sending like this:
  mailx -v -s "TEST 161204_134640 g0" hputn...@gmail.com < 
/tmp/msg-161204_134640
  hputn...@gmail.com... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
  220 g0.local.lan ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.9/8.14.9; Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:46:43 -0500
  >>> EHLO g0.local.lan
  250-g0.local.lan Hello g0.local.lan [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
  250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
  >>> MAIL From:
  451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please try again later.
  hputn...@gmail.com... Deferred: 451 4.3.0 Temporary system failure. Please 
try again later.
  Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]
  >>> QUIT
  221 2.0.0 g0.local.lan closing connection
  
sendmail.mc and submit.mc posted below:

(Sorry about excessive data but seems necessary for this)
---   ---   ---=---   ---   --- 

sendmail.mc:

divert(-1)dnl
#-
# $Sendmail: debproto.mc,v 8.14.4 2010-11-03 22:42:40 cowboy Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
#
# cf/debian/sendmail.mc.  Generated from sendmail.mc.in by configure.
#
# sendmail.mc prototype config file for building Sendmail 8.14.4
#
# Note: the .in file supports 8.7.6 - 9.0.0, but the generated
#   file is customized to the version noted above.
#
# This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
#
# If you modify this file, you will have to regenerate /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
# by running this file through the m4 preprocessor via one of the following:
#   * make   (or make -C /etc/mail)
#   * sendmailconfig 
#   * m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
# The first two options are preferred as they will also update other files
# that depend upon the contents of this file.
#
# The best documentation for this .mc file is:
# /usr/share/doc/sendmail-doc/cf.README.gz
#
#-
divert(0)dnl
#
#   Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Richard Nelson.  All Rights Reserved.
#
#  This file is used to configure Sendmail for use with Debian systems.
#
dnl define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl
include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl

VERSIONID(`$Id: hp1.mc,v 1.20 2016/12/04 11:17:08 g0 Exp $')
dnl # [HP 161204_101845  OSTYPE(`debian')dnl
dnl # changed to gentoo
OSTYPE(`linux')dnl
dnl # ]
DOMAIN(`generic')dnl
dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
dnl undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl#DAEMON_HOSTSTATS=
dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE
dnl #
dnl # General defines
dnl #
dnl # SAFE_FILE_ENV: [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a chroot()
dnl #   into this directory before writing files.
dnl #   If *all* your user accounts are under /home then use that
dnl #   instead - it will prevent any writes outside of /home !
dnl #   define(`confSAFE_FILE_ENV', `')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Daemon options - restrict to servicing LOCALHOST ONLY !!!
dnl # Remove `, Addr=' clauses to receive from any interface
dnl # If you want to support IPv6, switch the commented/uncommentd lines
dnl #
define(`PROCMAIL_MAILER_PATH',`/usr/bin/procmail')dnl
dnl the next one doesn't need to be present for client auth
define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS',`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T /etc/mail/access.db')dnl

FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MTA-v6, Port=smtp, Addr=::1')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MTA-v4, Port=smtp')dnl
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MSP-v6, Port=submission, M=Ea, 
Addr=::1')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet,  Name=MSP-v4, Port=submission, M=Ea')dnl
dnl LOCAL_DOMAIN('g0.local.lan')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Be somewhat anal in what we allow
dnl CK define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', 
`needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Define connection throttling and window length
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Features
dnl #
dnl # use /etc/mail/local-host-names
dnl # [HP 161204_101724  FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl
dnl # Stopped using cw until further notice ]
dnl #
dnl # The greet_pause feature stops some automail bots - but check the
dnl # provided access db for details on excluding localhosts...
FEATURE(`greet_pause', `1000')dnl 1 seconds
dnl #
dnl # Delay_checks allows sender<->recipient checking
FEATURE(`delay_checks', `friend', `n')dnl
dnl #
dnl # If we get too many bad recipients, slow things down...
dnl CK

Re: [gentoo-user] Bash script: make a convenient /mnt/gentoo tree for a new install or development

2016-12-04 Thread Rich Freeman 
On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Gregory Woodbury  wrote:
> The Gentoo Handbook provides detailed instructions for preparing a
> /mnt/gentoo
> file system tree for new installations.  After having to dig through the
> Handbook a
> few times of doing new or re-installs of Gentoo using an existing Gentoo
> install
> as the base system, I wrote this script as a shortcut way to handle the
> process
> of doing the mounting of /mnt/gentoo either the first time or again after a
> re-boot.

IMO it would be a lot easier if we just had an install CD that
included nspawn.  :)  For whatever reason there seems to be a lack of
systemd-based rescue CDs out there.  While I'm placing orders I'd like
ZFS on Linux support on it as well.  :)

-- 
Rich

[gentoo-user] Bash script: make a convenient /mnt/gentoo tree for a new install or development

2016-12-04 Thread Gregory Woodbury 
The Gentoo Handbook provides detailed instructions for preparing a
/mnt/gentoo
file system tree for new installations.  After having to dig through the
Handbook a
few times of doing new or re-installs of Gentoo using an existing Gentoo
install
as the base system, I wrote this script as a shortcut way to handle the
process
of doing the mounting of /mnt/gentoo either the first time or again after a
re-boot.

1.  The device containing the new file-system for the chroot MUST be already
 made with mkfs.

2.  Read through the script and remove, add, or change directory creations
or
 bind/rbind mounts for your environment.

3.  This presumes that the sudo command is available and set up for group
 wheel to have access to all commands with :NOPASSWD
 and that you are a member of group wheel.

4.  Newer file-system types, such as ext4 or btrfs, do not really care
about the
 sequence of directories made in the root. (I just have this habit from
doing
 things on systems that did care.)

5.  Watch out for email line wrapping in inappropriate places.

6.  Enjoy a hopefully easier experience.



-
#!/bin/bash
#
# script to mount the devices for a new chroot of /mnt/gentoo for building
a new system
#
# 2015-05-02 ggwfirst version
# 2016-01-23 ggw2nd version
# 2016-02-06 ggw some additions
#
# function usage
function usage {
echo "usage:$0 "
echo "  where  is the partition to mount as /mnt/gentoo"

exit 1
}

# check for required argument and then its type
if [ $# -lt 1 ] # no argument given?
then
usage;
elif [ ! -b $1 ]# it is not a block device?
then
usage;
fi

# presume the argument is what it claims to be FIXME

# this needs sudo setup properly, too hard to really check for now
rEUID=`id -u`   # who are we?
if [ $rEUID -eq 0 ] #root?
then
prefix=""
else
prefix="/usr/bin/sudo"
fi

# make sure /mnt/gentoo exists
if [ ! -d /mnt/gentoo ]
then
echo "WARNING: /mnt/gentoo does not exist!"
eval $prefix mkdir /mnt/gentoo
fi

# mount the block device to /mnt/gentoo
 eval $prefix mount $1 /mnt/gentoo
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
echo "FAILURE: cound not mount device, code = " $?
exit 3
 fi

# now mount the proc, dev and sys pseudo-filesystems
 eval $prefix mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/proc
 eval $prefix mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
echo "FAILURE: could not add new proc filesystem to /mnt/gentoo"
exit 4
 fi

 eval $prefix mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/dev
 eval $prefix mount --rbind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
echo "FAILURE: cound not bind /dev to /mnt/gentoo/dev"
exit 5
 fi

 eval $prefix mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/sys
 eval $prefix mount --rbind /sys /mnt/gentoo/sys
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
echo "FAILURE: could not bind /sys to /mnt/gentoo/sys"
exit 6
 fi

# check other root directories and make them if necessary
pushd /mnt/gentoo 2>&1 >/dev/null

umask 0002

if [ ! -d run  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir run;  fi
if [ ! -d boot ]; then eval $prefix mkdir boot; fi
if [ ! -d home ]; then eval $prefix mkdir home; fi
if [ ! -d bin  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir bin;  fi
if [ ! -d sbin ]; then eval $prefix mkdir sbin; fi
if [ ! -d etc  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir etc;  eval $prefix chgrp
wheel etc;   fi
if [ ! -d lib64]; then eval $prefix mkdir lib64;fi
if [ ! -d lib32]; then eval $prefix mkdir lib32;fi
if [ `uname -m` == "x86_64" ]; then eval $prefix ln -s lib64 lib; fi
if [ ! -d tmp  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir tmp;  eval $prefix chmod
1777 tmp;fi
if [ ! -d usr  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir usr;  fi
if [ ! -d usr/bin  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir usr/bin;  fi
if [ ! -d usr/sbin ]; then eval $prefix mkdir usr/sbin; fi
if [ ! -d root ]; then eval $prefix mkdir root; eval $prefix chgrp
wheel root; eval $prefix chmod 0771 root; fi
if [ ! -d var  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir var;  fi
if [ ! -d opt  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir opt;  fi
if [ ! -d mnt  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir mnt;  fi
if [ ! -d media]; then eval $prefix mkdir media;fi
if [ ! -d srv  ]; then eval $prefix mkdir srv;  fi

popd 2>&1 >/dev/null

# try rbind mounting of some standard mountpoints (2016-02-06)
 eval $prefix mount --rbind /boot /mnt/gentoo/boot
 eval $prefix mount --rbind /home /mnt/gentoo/home
 findmnt -n /srv && eval $prefix mount --rbind /srv /mnt/gentoo/srv
# 2016-02-21 ggwfor convenience, mount the distfiles collection
 eval $prefix mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles && eval $prefix
mount --rbind /usr/portage/distfiles /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles

# so far, so good: tell user to mount any other needed filesystems befor
chroot'ing
echo "SUCCESS: mount any other desired filesystems before chroot'ing to new
instance"

exit