Sendmail boot hangups

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Malespin" <charles.malespin at gmail.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:39 PM
Subject: Sendmail boot hangups


> Hi all, I was rebooting today and during the boot sequence my computer
> just stalled on the starting sendmail option.  I have never had this
> problem before, and I dont even remember installing sendmail or using it
> (I use evo) so I cant boot into FC3.  This only happens with the .10
> and .11 kernels though, cause I just booted fine into the .9 kernel.
> Any ideas as to how I can get around this and boot into the other
> kernels?  I dont know much about linux commands and getting around, ie a
> total noob, so the more step by step help the better....  Thanks!  I am
> running a dual Xp FC3 if that helps....

Sendmail takes *forever* to start when it can't resolve names - I am betting 
that you are actually having a DNS issue.  What happens if you let it sit 
for a long time (like many minutes if I recall correctly)?

Thomas