> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Nate Amsden wrote: > >> define(`confPID_FILE', `/etc/mail/sendmail.pid')dnl > > This line will bite you... you should delete it... > /etc/init.d/sendmail expects the pidfile to be in /var/run/sendmail - > the exact name/location varies by release....
yes, i changed that file as well. i thought sendmail created that file as user mail but now that i look at it its owned by root ..originally did that because /var/run is not world or group writable ..and i didn't want to change that. >> define(`confSEPARATE_PROC', `true')dnl >> define(`confMAX_DAEMON_CHILDREN', `350')dnl > > Why on earth... Reduce your interval to something more reasonable, and > let the queue managers handle deliveries (you can define the > max runners per queue). interval where? > Yeah, poking about is indeed fun ;) thanks for the advise! nate
