Sun Java Directory server 6.3.1

Question

Hello,
Anyone with knowledge to configure mail aliases in LDAP especially in Sun java directory server 6.x? I have already created the container ou=aliases
The problem is i get the below error when I install LDAP client on a server:
+Apr 23 18:32:00 Server1 sendmail[10032]: [ID 801593 mail.crit] n3NHW0HC010032: SYSERR(root): ldap_init/ldap_bind failed to localhost in map aliases.ldap: Can't connect to the LDAP server+
I found that I dont have aliases not configured in LDAP, the mail host sits on a different server. Other than this my client works perfectly over SSL
Thanks in advance
sys

Answer 1

Sys
SOrry but this looks to me like you have serveral problems. Most of them are Sendmail related. Maybe it would be a better idea to ask in a sendmail forum instead of a Directory server forum. Since you have not posted any configs I can not more than speculate. Here are my guesses:
Apr 29 11:58:21 server1 sendmail[3138]: [ID 801593 mail.info] n3TAwKaC003138: n3TAwKaD003138: return to sender: Host unknown (Name server: mailhost.xxxx.com: host not found)if mailhost.xxxx.com is an existing host then I guess you have a problem with DNS resolution. Are you able to resolve hosts other than those related to this case or infrastructure (eg. can you resolve www.google.com)? If not then you should have a look at /etc/resolv.conf. There shold be a series of nameserver lines followed by the IP-Addresses of the nameservers (Important: IPs . not names). Another source of error could be found in the "hosts:" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf (it ususally reads "hosts: files dns").
Apr 29 12:04:22 server1 sendmail[3219]: [ID 801593 mail.crit] n3TB4Muk003218: SYSERR(root): ldap_init/ldap_bind failed to localhost in map aliases.ldap: Can't connect to the LDAP serverNow this means your sendmail is trying to connect to an LDAP Directory on the same host to resolve aliases. If the port is correct you might find in the <instance_root>/logs/access file further details about what the sendmail server tried and why it failed. If there is no entry in the access log this would mean that there is no LDAP-Server listening on the port sendmail connects to. Fact is that somewhere you "told" sendmail to connect to the ldap server and it is failing to do so.
Apr 29 12:04:22 server1 sendmail[3219]: [ID 801593 mail.alert] n3TB4Muk003219: Losing ./qfn3TB4Muk003219: savemail panic
Apr 29 12:04:22 server1 sendmail[3219]: [ID 801593 mail.crit] n3TB4Muk003219: SYSERR(root): savemail: cannot save rejected email anywhereNow this errormessage is normal if alias resolution does not work. An errormessage would be generated which is sent by the user MAILER-DEAMON. In sendmail default config MAILER-DEAMON is an alias for postmaster which is again an alias for root. But if teher is no aliases there is no "account" MAILER-DEAMON. This errormessage will most likely disapear as soon as you resolved the alias issue.
So much for the errormessages. Unfortunately you are not very specific on your environment. I try to guess what I have understood and try to formulate queries which might help you to find the problem.
- There is a host A running solaris 10 and an Sun Directory Server 6.3.1
-- On what port is the server listening and what information can you get at its current configuration with an anonymous bind (eg. ldapsearch without username or password)
-- You have setup a suffix on this server and created an ou=aliases
-- Have you inserted the standard aliases (such as MAILER-DEAMON or postmaster)?
- There is a host B which is the mailhost.
-- B i trying to connect to localhost (so host B not A) to get informations from an LDAP. Is LDAP running on localhost yes or no? You are not clear on this topic.
-- what did you (or anyone else) do to get the server to obtain aliases from an LDAP (this is not standard config - You need to modify settings to do this)
-- it is definitely a good idea to define a global bunch of settings in confLDAP_DEFAULT_SPEC (especially the options -d -P -b -h should be set in your case most likely)
If these hints do not solve your problems I definitely recommend posting in an sendmail forum and read the sendmail documentation (eg. https://www.sendmail.org/doc/sendmail-current/cf/README). As far as I know LDAP in sendmail is pretty new in std sendmail and you have to expect that documentation on this topic is still poor.
Regards
Martin