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Subject: Re: sendmail replacement
From: Chip Christian (chipprincetonecom.com)
Date: Tue Mar 21 2000 - 10:02:40 CST

Too bad it took them so long to segregate the packages so well. It would
be mighty convenient if the same steps worked on 2.6. Not that it's
*that* much harder, mind you.

> I have installed Postfix on Solaris 7, then I don't need sendmail : you can
> now remove your Solaris sendmail :
>
> # pkginfo | grep mail
> system SUNWsndmr Sendmail root
> system SUNWsndmu Sendmail user
> # pkgrm SUNWsndmr
> ...
> # pkgrm SUNWsndmu
> ...
> # cd <postfix install dir>
> # make install
> ...
> warn : for sendmail_path you should modify default path with
> /usr/lib/sendmail.
>
>
> That's what I did, and all is right with postfix and mail at ESISAR.
>
>
> Phil.
>
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 21, 2000 at 07:19:21AM -0600, Jeff Bronson wrote:
> >
> > > Well, command line mail works - but is routed thru sendmail (and sendmail.cf)
> > > rather than right to and thru postfix.
> >
> > Then you haven't installed Postfix correctly. Postfix's sendmail REPLACES
> > Solaris sendmail binary
> >
> > % find / -name sendmail | xargs ls -l
> >
> > will surely return two sendmail binaries.
> >
> > One with setuid-bit set, rename that to sendmail.old (and remove the setuid
> > bit!) and move postfix's sendmail to where the Solaris sendmail was. Example:
> >
> > % mv /usr/lib/sendmail /usr/lib/sendmail.old
> > % chmod 644 /usr/lib/sendmail.old
> > % mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/lib/sendmail
> >
> > --
> > Ralf Hildebrandt <R.Hildebrandttu-bs.de> www.stahl.bau.tu-bs.de/~hildeb
> > Postfix: Something like a wisened old man sitting on the porch outside
> > the postoffice. Looks at everyone who passes by with deep suspicion,
> > but turns out to be friendly and helpful once he realises you're not
> > there to rob the place.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Philippe RODRIGUEZ - Ingénieur Système ESISAR - INPG
> Tel : +33(0)4 75 75 94 26 50, rue Barthélémy de Laffemas
> Fax : +33(0)4 75 43 56 42 BP 54
> Philippe.Rodriguezesisar.inpg.fr 26902 Valence cedex 09
>
>