Re: [Exim] 4.24 rpm might loose /usr/sbin/sendmail

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] 4.24 rpm might loose /usr/sbin/sendmail
On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 10:23:42AM +0100, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:38, Andreas Metzler wrote:
>> Looks like Nigel chose to include this in the 4.24 rpm, however when
>> Upgrading from 4.22 (without alternatives support) this left me
>> without a /usr/sbin/sendmail link. Output of cronjobs begone.[1] I am
>> running RedHat 7.3, just for reference.


[...]
> Ah - I think I see the problem....
> in %post:-
>         # make sure we have the appropriate link in
>         if [ ! -f /usr/sbin/exim ]
>         then
>             /usr/sbin/alternatives --auto mta
>         fi


> The ref to /usr/sbin/exim should have been /usr/sbin/sendmail

[...]


Thanks. BTW I really appreciate you providing these packages.
cu andreas, who doesn't like alternatives' symlink mess although
update-alternatives originates on Debian.
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