problem with using sendmail

[donny750]

hello,

I'm trying to use sendmail command;

so i've create a text file with this

To: benny.jams@micro.com
From : benny.jams@micro.com
Content-type: text/plain
This is my message ....

in the shell i make this :

 sendmail -t < /home/james/doc/message.txt
-bash: sendmail: command not found

i don't understand why it's not running ?

Thanks

 

[p5wizard]

Kind of obvious I'd think:

bash can't find the command sendmail, either it's not installed (which I doubt) or it is in a directory which isn't in your $PATH list.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[Gloups]

the sendmail binary is not in your path.

try /usr/sbin/sendmail

 

[KenCunningham]

...Or add /usr/sbin to your PATH.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[donny750]

i try and have thid

-bash: usr/sbin/sendmail: No such file or directory

in usr/sbin i've this file
sendmail.sendmail
sendmail (he have a little arrow)

how can i do , to know if sendmail is installed ?

 

[hoinz]

Read again the previous posts.

Obviously there is one / missing in
/usr/sbin/sendmail

 

[donny750]

yes i missed /
i've run the command with no errors message
and i m waiting the mail

 

[donny750]

no mail coming ?
it's normal ?
when i run my command i've no errors messages but i've not received the mail

 

[Gloups]

verify in your mailbox if you dont have any error

 

[donny750]

friends send me mail in my mailbox, it's run
but when i use sendmail
i've no errors message and i don't received the mail
i've always waiting

 

[donny750]

exists a log where i can see what sendmail do please ?

 

[PHV]

And what about this ?
man sendmail

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[donny750]

i've look
but i've nothing
i'm always waiting for the mail

 

[p5wizard]

Did you set up sendmail so that it knows how to find macro.com?

What does the command "/usr/sbin/sendmail -bp" give you?


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[KenCunningham]

[singing]*Please Mr Postman, deliver the letter, the sooner the better"[/singing]

;-) Sorry.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[donny750]

p5wizard i do what you say me
and i've this

/usr/sbin/sendmail -bp
can not chdir(/var/spool/mqueue/): Permission denied
Program mode requires special privileges, e.g., root or TrustedUser.

I must be connected on root for use sendmail ?it's that ?

 

[donny750]

i try this, for testing

echo "Test" | mail -s benny.jams@micro.com

but i've received nothing

 

[p5wizard]

Yes, you need to be privileged user to examine the mail queue using the sendmail program (sendmail -bp).

No, you don't need to be privileged in order to send mail messages using sendmail.



HTH,

p5wizard