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RHEL sending an email

Hi,

I am trying to send an email from the RHEL server to anywhere else (within organisation really, not fussed about using the tinternet). I have got it configured and working correctly on 3 servers (I set them up about 9 months ago), I am building 3 new servers, using the same version of RHEL, but I am struggling. I am trying to send it via our smtp server.

This is all I have done so far, can someone explain what else I need to do:
1. installed sendmail ( well it came preinstalled ...)
2. edited /etc/mail/sendmail.cf (I know I shouldn't but i simply edited the following lines

Code:

DjWITHMYHOSTNAME

DSsmtp.host.domain.stuff

3. Restarted sendmail

The maillog of the server which isn't working shows:

Code:

Apr 13 13:35:11 MYHOST sendmail[5870]: q3DCZBCG005870: from=root, size=59, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201204131235.q3DCZBCG005870@localhost.localdoma

in>, relay=root@localhost

Apr 13 13:35:11 MYHOST sendmail[5870]: q3DCZBCG005870: to=alexm@carlisle.gov.uk, delay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30059, dsn=4.4.3, stat=queued

Furthermore....mailq reveals:

Code:

                /var/spool/mqueue (1 request)

-----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient-----------

q3DCWttQ005782  364512 Fri Apr 13 13:32 root

                (host map: lookup (domain.this.that[/email]): deferred)

                                        me@domain.this.that

I am guessing the relay should point to our smtp server?

HI,

Please close this I have just solved the problem.

The file /etc/resolv.conf didn't contain the DNS servers I needed. once I had added those and restarted sendmail the emails were delivered.

Quote:

Originally Posted by redhatuser1 (Post 4651907)

HI,

Please close this I have just solved the problem.

The file /etc/resolv.conf didn't contain the DNS servers I needed. once I had added those and restarted sendmail the emails were delivered.

Thanks for posting the solution, but you can mark the thread as SOLVED.

Apart the fact that the correct way to ask for threads management is reporting the thread/post itself, I see no reason why this one should be closed. Marking it as SOLVED, as TB0ne suggested, is enough.

wasn't sure on process but thanks.
Marked as solved.