Description of Problem: /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail now conditionally calls make to create .db files from the flat files in /etc/mail (such as virtusertabel.db). The make call has a "-q" option, which prevents any processing of these files! I think the developer MEANT to use the -s option. The consequences of this problem is that someone who expects the sendmail script to rebuild those files will probably be very puzzled and disappointed, and may indeed throw up his/her hands at the whole thing, and tell everyone how terrible Linux is, and all that, ans we wouldn't want that, would we? Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): sendmail-cf-8.11.6-3.i386.rpm file /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail How Reproducible: Install sendmail and make, and then put something into /etc/mail/virtusertable, and then start sendmail via the script, and see virtusertable.db NOT get created. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install sendmail and make (or make sure thay are there). 2. Put something into /etc/mail/virtusertable 3. Start sendmail via the script. 4. Observe that virtusertable.db is NOT created. Actual Results: If you put a new email address into virtusertable, it has not been posted to the virtusertable.db, so the actual results are that the email address in question is processed as if it were never entered. Expected Results: The e-mail adress, domain, etc. would be availabel to sendmail. Additional Information: Two workarounds exist: 1. The sendmail admin can run make to create the files at any time. 2. The file /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail can be fixed. The -q option can be changed to the -s option. If this were done on the next release, much grief and gnashing of teeth and so forth would be reduced.
Fixed in rawhide and that rpm can be easily rebuilt for older releases. A new errata version is underway. cu, Florian La Roche