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

[john at simplykiwi.com]

This is a great place to start. Check that your DNS servers are
appropriately specified.

Also, ensure that you add your own hostname and IP address into
/etc/hosts, like so:

127.0.0.1        localhost
127.0.0.1        yourmachinename

This will greatly decrease the amount of time spent resolving your own
machine's name. You can set your hostname by editing /etc/hostname.

> 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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