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Whe trying to start sendmail i getting following error
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When i trying to start sendmail i getting the following error : pls help me

# ./sendmail start
# 451 4.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 77: fileclass: cannot open /etc/mail/local-host-names: World writable directory
451 4.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf: line 472: fileclass: cannot open /etc/mail/trusted-users: World writable directory.

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****My local-host-name file is empty****
****my trusted-users file contains root***

What to do now ! what to check now!

thanks in advance.
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The error message suggests that /etc/mail is world writable, so you have to change the permissions to whatever sendmail requires.
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hi sysgate,

if i gave 777 also same error !

i have used
# chmod 777 mail & chmod 777 for local-host-names & chmod 777 for trusted-users
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It complains because the permissions are insecure, not because they are too tight. You need to set them to something like 400. chmod 777 is basically never correct, anyway.
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hi sysgate,

if i gave 777 also same error !

i have used
# chmod 777 mail & chmod 777 for local-host-names & chmod 777 for trusted-users
try chmod 775 which withdraws the world writeable privilege.
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try chmod 775 which withdraws the world writeable privilege.
hi era,johnf

I have tried both the permission 400 and 755 !

i m getting same error.

what to do?
thanks
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Read the documentation to see what the permissions should really be.
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