Sendmail Restricted Shell (UNIX)

Module: System Mail

This check analyzes the configuration of smrsh (Sendmail Restricted Shell). Smrsh limits the set of programs from the ~/.forward file that Sendmail can run. The smrsh must be declared in the /etc/sendmail.cf file. The smrsh allowed programs must reside in smrsh special directory /usr/adm/sm.bin. Use the name list to list allowed programs for this check.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Sendmail Restricted Shell

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_SMRSH_NOT_USED

Category: System Information

UNIX (6048)

Title: Smrsh not used in sendmail configuration

Description:Your V8 sendmail program is not using the smrsh (Sendmail restricted Shell) program. Sendmail will run any program that it finds in a user's ~/.forward file.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_SMRSH_FILE_FORBIDDEN

Category: System Information

UNIX (6049)

Title: Forbidden file in smrsh executables directory

Description:This executable is not allowed by your V8 Sendmail smrsh (Sendmail restricted Shell) program. Check your /usr/adm/sm.bin directory.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_SMRSH_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND

Category: System Information

UNIX (6050)

Title: Configuration file sendmail.cf was not found

Description:The configuration file sendmail.cf was not found. Check that sendmail is installed on your computer, or that it is configured correctly.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_SMRSH_DIR_NOT_FOUND

Category: System Information

UNIX (6051)

Title: Sendmail restricted directory was not found

Description:The sendmail restricted directory was not found. Check that sendmail is installed on your computer, or that it is configured correctly.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]