Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: sendmail problem Message-ID: <2093@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Dec-84 20:55:07 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.2093 Posted: Sun Dec 23 20:55:07 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Dec-84 02:46:44 EST References: <9500005@txsil.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 14 The ``Cannot open /dev/console: Bad file number'' error is usually caused by accidently deleting the ``localhost'' entry in /etc/hosts. Sendmail logs errors to syslog, but it gets to syslog by opening a connection on ``localhost'', and if it can't do that, it complains about the console. Makes great sense, doesn't it? I hate sendmail. -- (This line accidently left nonblank.) In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland