6.3.1 Sendmail ``smrsh'' compatibility

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+6.3.1 Sendmail ``smrsh'' compatibility +

+ +

+Many newer versions of Sendmail come with a restricted execution utility +called ``smrsh'', which limits the executables that Sendmail will allow to be +used as mail programs. You need to explicitly allow Mailman's wrapper program +to be used with smrsh or Mailman will not work. If mail is not getting +delivered to Mailman's wrapper program and you're getting an ``operating +system error'' in your mail syslog, this could be your problem. + +

+One good way of enabling this is: + +

+ +

Find out where your Sendmail executes its smrsh wrapper + +

+            % grep smrsh /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
+

+ +

Figure out where smrsh expects symlinks for allowable mail + programs. At the very beginning of the following output you will + see a full path to some directory, e.g. /var/adm/sm.bin or + similar: + +
+
```
+            % strings $path_to_smrsh | less
+          
```
+ +
+
cd into /var/adm/sm.bin, or where ever it happens to reside + on your system - alternatives include /etc/smrsh, + /var/smrsh and /usr/local/smrsh. + +
+
```
+            % cd /var/adm/sm.bin
+          
```
+ +
+

Create a symbolic link to Mailman's wrapper program: + +

+            % ln -s /usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman mailman
+

+ +

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