From: Roderick A. Anderson (raanders_at_acm.org)
Date: Mon 19 Aug 2002 - 13:21:42 BST
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 07:52:53PM -0700, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> > Several days ago I asked the linuxconf list for some help with _really_
> > strange sendmail behavior while using vservers. I discovered the solution
> > but don't have a clue why it is working the way it is.
>
> hmm the linuxconf list, with vserver sendmail problems?
Well originally I thought it was a change in LC because it started
happening right after I upgraded LC but never let the LC list know I was
using vserver.
> sounds like treating symtoms, not curing the disease ...
I agree. When I get a chance to look at it more indepth I hope to sort it
out. But it was causing a problem so I found and used a bandage.
> can you give an example of your DNS configurations
> (working/non-working) and a mailtrace/log from sendmail?
Here are the applicable lines from /etc/named.conf
zone "rimrocksoftware.com" {
type master;
file "rimrocksoftware.com";
allow-transfer{
207.170.227.121;
207.250.222.10;
};
};
Here is the /var/named/rimrocksoftware.com file
$TTL 300
@ IN SOA rimrock.rimrocksoftware.com. raanders.main.cy
ber-office.net. (
2002081802 ; serial
1H ; refresh
15 ; retry
14D ; expire
12H ; default_ttl
)
rimrock IN A 216.64.180.232
www IN CNAME main.cyber-office.net.
mail IN CNAME rimrock.rimrocksoftware.com.
@ IN MX 5 mail.rimrocksoftware.com.
@ IN NS ns2.asisna.com.
@ IN NS ns1.asisna.com.
@ IN A 216.64.180.232
Not sure how to run the sendmail trace but here are the lines from
/var/log/maillog
Aug 18 05:28:43 main sendmail[18824]: g7ICShu18824: from=raanders,
size=113, class=0, nrcpts=1,
msgid=<200208181228.g7ICShu18824_at_main.cyber-office.net>,
relay=raanders_at_localhost
Aug 18 05:28:43 main sendmail[18827]: g7ICShu18824: SYSERR(raanders): MX
list for rimrocksoftware.com points back to main.cyber-office.net
Aug 18 05:28:43 main sendmail[18827]: g7ICShu18824:
to=raanders_at_rimrocksoftware.com, ctladdr=raanders (10009/10009),
delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30113,
relay=rimrocksoftware.com, dsn=5.3.5, stat=Local configuration error
Aug 18 05:28:43 main sendmail[18827]: g7ICShu18824: g7ICSht18827: DSN:
Local configuration error
I'm hoping this is just a user error on my part.
Rod
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