Hi,
If Exim cannot be started using port 25, please check which services is
running on this port. For example, open a telnet session like 'telnet
localhost 25'. If you have a more or less default install for your MTA, a
program name and version will be shown. This shoud identify the MTA you are
using.
After you uncommented lines regarding smtp in the inetd.conf, did you give
a kill -HUP to inetd ? if not, locate inetd using 'ps ax|grep inetd' and
use kill -HUP the inetd process. If you don't have any reference to a smtp
service, a telnet session on localhost to port 25 will be rejected. The
next thing is to declare the smtp service, but most installations will give
a reference to exim in /etc/inetd.conf.
FMI, what OS and distribution are you using ? This could help to solve what
and how it is installed.
Regards,
Bart van Dommelen.
At 25-6-2001 19:19, Karl Balsmeier wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I read the archive and killed all the extra mail processes, even commented
>all mail services out of inetd.conf, but i'm still getting the permission
>denied error when I try to test send. (from root or others)
>
>2001-06-24 21:40:05 socket bind() to port 25 for address (any) failed:
>Address already in use: waiting before trying again.
>
>2001-06-25 07:58:12 15EXoa-0003ed-00 Cannot open main log file
>"/var/log/exim/mainlog": Permission denied: euid=8 egid=8
>
>These errors indicate another MTA, am I on the right track here, I see
>sendmail processes popping, am I on the right track as far as trying to
>eliminate these so exim can function, or is this error due to something
>else?
>
>Sincerely,
>Karl Balsmeier
>
>
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