Robert Mills wrote:
> Our SYSLOG account is empty.

Oops... somebody was a little too aggressive about cleaning up unused FOS files.

If you took a backup immediately after installing 6.5, restore the SYSLOG
account from that.

Otherwise, I recommend that you locate your FOS tape and manually extract and
install the SYSLOG account.

- Mark B.

> Mark Bixby wrote:
>
>>Robert Mills wrote:
>>
>>>Greetings to the -L,
>>>
>>>We are thinking about using Sendmail/iX on our new 979-400 (running
>>>MPE/iX
>>>6.5) which does not currently have it installed.
>>>
>>>1) Do I only need the SMLHDB9(A) patch for 8.13.1 or must I get the
>>>SMLGDT8(A) and SMLHD15(A) patches and install 8.12.1 first?
>>
>>All you need for 6.5 is SMLHDB9(A).  All of the 8.13.1 BT patches are
>>full distributions.
>>
>>
>>>2) I understand that Sendmail requires Syslog/iX. Where do I get it
>>>from?
>>
>>You should already have it in the SYSLOG account that comes with 6.5
>>FOS.
>>
>>
>>>3) Is there an 'Idiots Guide' to installing/configuring Sendmail and
>>>Syslog?
>>
>>http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/sendmail/
>>
>>What minimal Syslog documentation exists can be found at:
>>
>>http://docs.hp.com/en/32650-90906/ape.html
>>
>>Or perhaps:
>>
>>http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html
>>
>>But ignore the "how-to-install" stuff, since Syslog is already
>>included in FOS.
>
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