[wplug] Redhat 8/9 Slow starting - sendmail / sm-client

[Poyner, Brandon]

That sounds like a typical DNS resolver issue.  Sendmail is attempting
to do some DNS lookups but either the network isn't up yet or the
resolvers are not responding.  Sendmail will hang until it either
receives an answer or the DNS queries time out.  Check your DNS settings
in /etc/resolv.conf and perform some digs against those resolvers.  

Brandon Poyner
Network Engineer II
CCAC - College Office
412-237-3086


-----Original Message-----
From: techmike [mailto:mikeslists at access995.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:05 AM
To: WPLUG
Cc: shawn at internetprovidersinc.com
Subject: [wplug] Redhat 8/9 Slow starting - sendmail / sm-client


Got a new problem.  12 workstations, all having the same problems.  Just
very slow to startup one day, nothing has changed.   They seem to hang
mainly on sendmail and sm-client startup.  But the whole startup process
has become lengthy.

All workstations are running either Redhat 8 or 9 with Ximian Desktop
installed.  Last update was performed late last week.  I've checked
again
and don't see any new updates that we have not applied.

Thanks
Mike

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