Default mailer that comes with SL6 is postfix, not sendmail.  Check the startup logs to be sure that it started right.

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CS DBA
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:17 PM
To: scientific-linux-users
Subject: Sendmail / mailx instructions

Hi All;

I've installed mediawiki for our company on a Scientific Linux 6.x server.  Mediawiki does not allow users I create to login and go to a settings page to change their password.

The only way users can change passwords is to click the lost password link and have Mediawiki email them a new password.


However, email does not work. I downloaded sendmail but still no luck.
I also tried to send a simple email from the command line via sendmail, 
still no luck

I'm pretty well versed in basic Linux admin tasks but when it comes to 
sendmail, mailx, etc
I'm a complete noobie.

Any help on setting up the mail (and getting it to play nice with 
mediawiki) would be much appreciated

Thanks in advance...

/Kevin