When updating
from 10.20
Step 1. Stop the sendmail daemon:
Step 2. Restart the sendmail daemon:
Intermittent Sendmail Problem
Mail is not delivered if the sendmail daemon is started and the
/etc/nsswitch.conf file contains these alias entries:
aliases: files
aliases: files nis
An error message similar to this is generated in this situation:
554 Switch map aliases:
/sbin/rc2.d/S540sendmail stop
/sbin/rc2.d/S54sendmail start
Mail delivery should resume and the error should not occur again.
Appendix B
Intermittent Sendmail Problem
# Original entry
# Modified entry
unknown member map aliases.nis
In Case of Trouble
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