[csw-maintainers] CSWcswclassutils: it wants to write in /usr

[Ben Walton]

Excerpts from James Lee's message of Tue Dec 22 12:09:08 -0500 2009:

> They might but needn't and maybe shouldn't.  My exim works with
> /usr/sendmail in place although it needs manual "svcadm disable
> sendmail" to get access to port 25.

That's all well and good until something wants to inject mail via
/usr/lib/sendmail.  At that point, it's fairly important to have
/usr/lib/sendmail be the CSW file and not the SUNW one.  Replacing
mailq and aliases is also useful (creature comfort-wise) but not
essential.  I'd actually consider CSWexim broken if it didn't at least
offer to make the switch.

> A reason not to move system files might be that system patches can't
> work.  e.g. If you move sendmail, patch it, move it back you have an
> unpatched sendmail (or maybe an error in the patch process, not
> sure, I've never actually done it).

I have cfengine was this file and ensure it stays 'right.'  Patching
will trample it unless your provide the correct admin files or
options, etc.  It's a pita, but a small price to pay to be rid of
sendmail.

-Ben
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