LinuxQuestions.org - Local mail not sending

- Linux - Server (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-server-73/)

- - Local mail not sending (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-server-73/local-mail-not-sending-698489/)

Local mail not sending

Hello,
I am trying to get mail to work between users on a local machine. I am running Fedora 10. Normally this is set up on install but currently it is not working on a fresh install. When I try to send I either get the letter being saved into dead.letter or no message at all. When I run "mail -v 9 UserName" I get the output

Code:

 mail -v 9 Ryan

Subject: Test

Test

EOT

Ryan,9... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...

220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.3/8.14.3; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:33:36 -0500

>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain

250-localhost.localdomain Hello localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you

250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES

250-PIPELINING

250-8BITMIME

250-SIZE

250-DSN

250-ETRN

250-DELIVERBY

250 HELP

>>> MAIL From:<Ryan@localhost.localdomain> SIZE=203

250 2.1.0 <Ryan@localhost.localdomain>... Sender ok

>>> RCPT To:<Ryan@localhost.localdomain>

>>> RCPT To:<9@localhost.localdomain>

>>> DATA

550 5.1.1 <Ryan@localhost.localdomain>... User unknown

550 5.1.1 <9@localhost.localdomain>... User unknown

503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient)

>>> RSET

250 2.0.0 Reset state

/home/Ryan/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/Ryan/dead.letter

Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]

>>> QUIT

221 2.0.0 localhost.localdomain closing connection

I do not know why the user is unknown as it is the same user sending it. Any ideas on this why the user is unknown?

Have you checked the case, Ryan is not the same as ryan on *nix

try
mail -v Ryan

whu does it give:
via relay

Quote:

Originally Posted by datopdog (Post 3415831)

Have you checked the case, Ryan is not the same as ryan on *nix

First thing I check as I have done that on past systems :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

try
mail -v Ryan

whu does it give:
via relay

And the result of mail -v Ryan

Code:

 mail -v Ryan

Subject: Test

Test

EOT

Ryan... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...

220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.3/8.14.3; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:32:53 -0500

>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain

250-localhost.localdomain Hello localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you

250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES

250-PIPELINING

250-8BITMIME

250-SIZE

250-DSN

250-ETRN

250-DELIVERBY

250 HELP

>>> MAIL From:<Ryan@localhost.localdomain> SIZE=200

250 2.1.0 <Ryan@localhost.localdomain>... Sender ok

>>> RCPT To:<Ryan@localhost.localdomain>

>>> DATA

550 5.1.1 <Ryan@localhost.localdomain>... User unknown

503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient)

>>> RSET

250 2.0.0 Reset state

/home/Ryan/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/Ryan/dead.letter

Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]

>>> QUIT

221 2.0.0 localhost.localdomain closing connection

Did you modify your sendmail cf ? It is also possible you do not have an entry for localhost.localdomain in your /etc/hosts file.

Check and see how sendmail is trying to handle the mail by

Code:

sendmail -bv Ryan

Quote:

Originally Posted by datopdog (Post 3417027)

Did you modify your sendmail cf ? It is also possible you do not have an entry for localhost.localdomain in your /etc/hosts file.

Check and see how sendmail is trying to handle the mail by

I have not touch anything with sendmail at all. Here is the localhost line from my hosts file

Code:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Atlas

Quote:

Originally Posted by datopdog (Post 3417027)

Code:

sendmail -bv Ryan

It returns "Ryan... User unknown"

what is the output of

Code:

id Ryan

Quote:

Originally Posted by datopdog (Post 3418239)

what is the output of

Code:

id Ryan

Code:

uid=500(Ryan) gid=500(Ryan) groups=500(Ryan)