Re: sendmail error
On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:11:02AM -0600, Kelly Scroggins wrote: I'm having a problem sending mail *OUT* of my Linux box. Recieving mail works very well. This problem just 'suddenly' appeared a month or two ago. Everything worked very well for several months. The Linux box is Red Hat 6.1, stock kernel, and the email client is Mutt 1.0pre3us. The error produced by Mutt is : /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory This is a sendmail problem, not really for this list. Upgrade to qmail ;) Steve -- NetTek Ltd tel +44-(0)20 7483 1169 fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 Flat 2,43 Howitt Road, Belsize Park,London NW3 4LU mobile 07775 755503 Epage [EMAIL PROTECTED] [body only]
Re: sendmail error
On Thu, Nov 30, 2000, Kelly Scroggins wrote: The error produced by Mutt is : /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory It's not mutt, it's sendmail. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59 Sep 1 1999 /etc/sendmail.cw It's complaining about the directory, not the file. See the sendmail README file. chmod go-w / /etc
Re: sendmail error
Kelly Scroggins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This problem just 'suddenly' appeared a month or two ago. Everything worked very well for several months. [...] Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc chmod g-w /etc Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ Any opinions expressed are just that -- my opinions. ---
Re: sendmail error
On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:11:02AM -0600, Kelly Scroggins wrote: [snip] /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory [snip] # /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /etc Can you show us the output of "ls -ld /etc" ? G'luck, Peter -- What would this sentence be like if pi were 3?
Re: sendmail error
On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:11:02AM -0600, Kelly Scroggins wrote: The problem isn't sendmail. It's your /etc directory, as the log shows. Somehow, you've given it group write permission. As root, run the following command, and you should be fine: # chmod 0755 /etc I'm having a problem sending mail *OUT* of my Linux box. Recieving mail works very well. This problem just 'suddenly' appeared a month or two ago. Everything worked very well for several months. The Linux box is Red Hat 6.1, stock kernel, and the email client is Mutt 1.0pre3us. The error produced by Mutt is : /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory When I attempt to start Sendmail from the console prompt it says this : # /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc 451 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory [FAILED] I've uninstalled Sendmail and re-intatlled Sendmail but I the errors persist. I've changed the permissions on the /etc/sendmail.cw file too. The change I made was to make it world writable. That did not work either. The default permissions are : -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59 Sep 1 1999 /etc/sendmail.cw If anyone can offer some suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them. Thanks, kelly -- Anand
Re: sendmail error
Kelly Scroggins proclaimed on mutt-users that: I'm having a problem sending mail *OUT* of my Linux box. Recieving mail works very well. Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc sounds obvious doesn't it? Dont make /etc group writable - and your hassle is solved root@samba:/root# ls -ld /etc drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 4096 Nov 30 22:28 /etc/ I've changed the permissions on the /etc/sendmail.cw file too. The change I made was to make it world writable. That did not work either. Not the _file_ - the DIRECTORY /etc -- Suresh Ramasubramanian + Wallopus Malletus Indigenensis mallet @ cluestick.org + Lumber Cartel of India, tinlcI To err is human, To purr feline. -- Robert Byrne
Re: sendmail error
You were on the right track Anand. I changed the permissions on the /etc directory per the other reply (from Peter) to my plea for help. And now you see this message is from the problem child (linux box). Thanks, kelly Quoting Anand Buddhdev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 11:11:02AM -0600, Kelly Scroggins wrote: The problem isn't sendmail. It's your /etc directory, as the log shows. Somehow, you've given it group write permission. As root, run the following command, and you should be fine: # chmod 0755 /etc I'm having a problem sending mail *OUT* of my Linux box. Recieving mail works very well. This problem just 'suddenly' appeared a month or two ago. Everything worked very well for several months. The Linux box is Red Hat 6.1, stock kernel, and the email client is Mutt 1.0pre3us. The error produced by Mutt is : /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory When I attempt to start Sendmail from the console prompt it says this : # /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start Starting sendmail: WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc WARNING: Group writable directory /etc 451 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 90: fileclass: cannot open /etc/sendmail.cw: Group writable directory [FAILED] I've uninstalled Sendmail and re-intatlled Sendmail but I the errors persist. I've changed the permissions on the /etc/sendmail.cw file too. The change I made was to make it world writable. That did not work either. The default permissions are : -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59 Sep 1 1999 /etc/sendmail.cw If anyone can offer some suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them. Thanks, kelly -- Anand
