Re: [courier-users] Courier and NPTL?

[Sam V. <mr...@co...>]

Michael V. Reztsov writes:

> RedHat Linux 9, Courier 0.45.6 or 0.47
> 
> I can't send mail from ordinary user, from root sending works.
> Used command:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> $ echo "sometext" | sendmail someuser@localhost
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> But for all that:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> $ ps ax|grep sendmail
>  8701 pts/0    S      0:00 sendmail someuser@localhost
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> $ strace -p 8701
> Process 8701 attached - interrupt to quit
> futex(0x4213405c, FUTEX_WAIT, 2, NULL <unfinished ...>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Sendmail process freezes...
> 
> Search in Internet shows these pages:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/lp...@lp.../msg06587.html
> http://www.mail-archive.com/lp...@lp.../msg06642.html
> These pages says: possible problems in incorrect work with NPTL.
> 
> I try to do the same way as:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> $ export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1
> $ echo "sometext" | sendmail someuser@localhost
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> And this works!
> Is this a bug in courier's sendmail?

No.