[Info-vax] HP OpenVMS TCPIP SMTP gives error after change of node name

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2012-10-30 14:21:23 +0000, RobertsonEricW said:

> All,
> 
> I went through the node rename items described at 
> http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/589
> (original node name of IQDEV1, new node name of DEMO1) and ended up
> with everything working as expected except for the TCP/IP SMTP
> service. The situation seems a little schizophrenic because the TCPIP
> configuration seems to recognize it is now operating on the node with
> the new name, but when you attempt to start the service it issues an
> error and attempts to use a queue name with the old node name. Anyone
> got any ideas on why this might be? What follows is what I think is
> necessary to know. But if some other information would be useful, let
> me know and I will happily provide it.
...
> SMTP Configuration
> 
> Options
> Initial interval:   0 00:30:00.00       Address_max:    16
> NOEIGHT_BIT
> Retry interval:     0 01:00:00.00       Hop_count_max:  16
> NORELAY
> Maximum interval:   3 00:00:00.00
> TOP_HEADERS
> 
> Timeout             Initial       Mail    Receipt       Data
> Terminate
>   Send:                   5          5          5          3
> 10
>   Receive:                5
> 
> Alternate gateway:  not defined
> General gateway:    not defined
> 
> Substitute domain:  not defined
> Zone:               not defined
> 
> Postmaster:         TCPIP$SMTP
> Log file:           SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$SMTP]TCPIP$SMTP_LOGFILE.LOG
> 
> Generic queue       Queues   Participating nodes
> 
> TCPIP$SMTP_DEMO1_00    1     DEMO1
> $ @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$SMTP_STARTUP.COM
> %TCPIP-I-INFO, image SYS$SHARE:TCPIP$SMTP_MAILSHR.EXE installed
> %TCPIP-I-INFO, image SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$SMTP_RECEIVER.EXE installed
> %TCPIP-I-INFO, logical names created
> Initializing TCPIP$SMTP_IQDEV1_00 queue got status %SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM,
> bad parameter value
> %SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM, bad parameter value
> %TCPIP-I-INFO, service queues started
> %TCPIP-I-INFO, service enabled
> %TCPIP-S-STARTDONE, TCPIP$SMTP startup completed



As for the queues, disable the SMTP server via the TCPIP$CONFIG menus, 
and then enable it and restart it, and see if you get a new set of SMTP 
server queues created.  If not, you could manually recreate the SMTP 
queues, matching the settings of the old SMTP queues.   I just checked 
a test box that I'd renamed, and I still have the old queues hanging 
around; off to delete those.  IIRC, I stopped and disabled and 
re-enabled and restarted most of the TCP/IP Services servers as part of 
the rename.

If that works, let me know and I'll update the article.

This whole networking area of OpenVMS clearly wasn't ever actually 
designed, and it's become an aggregation of hacks stretching back 
decades.  ...Though resolving this mess would have required the source 
code equivalents of a flame thrower and a grenade launcher as part of 
the requisite "design renovations".

FWIW and IIRC from the release notes, there have been changes to SMTP 
in a recent ECO; they went to a Unix-style configuration file for some 
features, rather than integrating the updates into the database.  Check 
the files and see if they've picked up a host name.  While not related 
to the queues, also check for host names in the TCPIP configuration 
files.

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