yes thanks, i've already seen that post, but it didn't .

1)
<root>/etc/init.d/sendmail start
Starting sendmail: [ OK ]
Starting sm-client: sendmail: fatal: flush queue mode requires no
recipient
[FAILED]
2)sh -vx /etc/init.d/sendmail start
#!/bin/bash
#
# sendmail This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
# sendmail.
#
# chkconfig: 2345 80 30
# description: Sendmail is a Mail Transport Agent, which is the program
\
# that moves mail from one machine to another.
# processname: sendmail
# config: /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
# pidfile: /var/run/sendmail.pid

# Source function library.
.. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+ . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
# -*-Shell-script-*-
#
# functions This file contains functions to be used by most or all
# shell scripts in the /etc/init.d directory.
#

TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
++ TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts

# Make sure umask is sane
umask 022
++ umask 022

# Set up a default search path.
PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin"
++ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
export PATH
++ export PATH

# Get a sane screen width
[ -z "${COLUMNS:-}" ] && COLUMNS=80
++ '[' -z '' ']'
++ COLUMNS=80

[ -z "${CONSOLETYPE:-}" ] && CONSOLETYPE="`/sbin/consoletype`"
++ '[' -z '' ']'
/sbin/consoletype
+++ /sbin/consoletype
++ CONSOLETYPE=pty

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n -a -z "${NOLOCALE:-}" ] ; then
. /etc/sysconfig/i18n
if [ "$CONSOLETYPE" != "pty" ]; then
case "${LANG:-}" in
ja_JP*|ko_KR*|zh_CN*|zh_TW*|bn_*|bd_*|pa_*|hi_*|ta _*|gu_*)
export LC_MESSAGES=en_US
export LANG
;;
*)
export LANG
;;
esac
else
[ -n "$LC_MESSAGES" ] && export LC_MESSAGES
export LANG
fi
fi
++ '[' -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n -a -z '' ']'
++ . /etc/sysconfig/i18n
LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
+++ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SUPPORTED="en_US.UTF-8:en_US:en"
+++ SUPPORTED=en_US.UTF-8:en_US:en
SYSFONT="latarcyrheb-sun16"
+++ SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16
++ '[' pty '!=' pty ']'
++ '[' -n '' ']'
++ export LANG

# Read in our configuration
if [ -z "${BOOTUP:-}" ]; then
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/init ]; then
. /etc/sysconfig/init
else
# This all seem confusing? Look in /etc/sysconfig/init,
# or in /usr/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
BOOTUP=color
RES_COL=60
MOVE_TO_COL="echo -en \\033[${RES_COL}G"
SETCOLOR_SUCCESS="echo -en \\033[1;32m"
SETCOLOR_FAILURE="echo -en \\033[1;31m"
SETCOLOR_WARNING="echo -en \\033[1;33m"
SETCOLOR_NORMAL="echo -en \\033[0;39m"
LOGLEVEL=1
fi
if [ "$CONSOLETYPE" = "serial" ]; then
BOOTUP=serial
MOVE_TO_COL=
SETCOLOR_SUCCESS=
SETCOLOR_FAILURE=
SETCOLOR_WARNING=
SETCOLOR_NORMAL=
fi
fi
++ '[' -z '' ']'
++ '[' -f /etc/sysconfig/init ']'
++ . /etc/sysconfig/init
# color => new RH6.0 bootup
# verbose => old-style bootup
# anything else => new style bootup without ANSI colors or positioning
BOOTUP=color
+++ BOOTUP=color
# Turn on graphical boot
GRAPHICAL=yes
+++ GRAPHICAL=yes
# column to start "[ OK ]" label in
RES_COL=60
+++ RES_COL=60
# terminal sequence to move to that column. You could change this
# to something like "tput hpa ${RES_COL}" if your terminal supports it
MOVE_TO_COL="echo -en \\033[${RES_COL}G"
+++ MOVE_TO_COL='echo -en \033[60G'
# terminal sequence to set color to a 'success' color (currently:
green)
SETCOLOR_SUCCESS="echo -en \\033[0;32m"
+++ SETCOLOR_SUCCESS='echo -en \033[0;32m'
# terminal sequence to set color to a 'failure' color (currently: red)
SETCOLOR_FAILURE="echo -en \\033[0;31m"
+++ SETCOLOR_FAILURE='echo -en \033[0;31m'
# terminal sequence to set color to a 'warning' color (currently:
yellow)
SETCOLOR_WARNING="echo -en \\033[0;33m"
+++ SETCOLOR_WARNING='echo -en \033[0;33m'
# terminal sequence to reset to the default color.
SETCOLOR_NORMAL="echo -en \\033[0;39m"
+++ SETCOLOR_NORMAL='echo -en \033[0;39m'
# default kernel loglevel on boot (syslog will reset this)
LOGLEVEL=3
+++ LOGLEVEL=3
# Set to anything other than 'no' to allow hotkey interactive
startup...
PROMPT=yes
+++ PROMPT=yes
++ '[' pty = serial ']'

if [ "${BOOTUP:-}" != "verbose" ]; then
INITLOG_ARGS="-q"
else
INITLOG_ARGS=
fi
++ '[' color '!=' verbose ']'
++ INITLOG_ARGS=-q

# Check if $pid (could be plural) are running
checkpid() {
local i

for i in $* ; do
[ -d "/proc/$i" ] && return 0
done
return 1
}


# A function to start a program.
daemon() {
# Test syntax.
local gotbase= force=
local base= user= nice= bg= pid=
nicelevel=0
while [ "$1" != "${1##[-+]}" ]; do
case $1 in
'') echo $"$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}"
return 1;;
--check)
base=$2
gotbase="yes"
shift 2
;;
--check=?*)
base=${1#--check=}
gotbase="yes"
shift
;;
--user)
user=$2
shift 2
;;
--user=?*)
user=${1#--user=}
shift
;;
--force)
force="force"
shift
;;
[-+][0-9]*)
nice="nice -n $1"
shift
;;
*) echo $"$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}"
return 1;;
esac
done

# Save basename.
[ -z "$gotbase" ] && base=${1##*/}

# See if it's already running. Look *only* at the pid file.
if [ -f /var/run/${base}.pid ]; then
local line p
read line < /var/run/${base}.pid
for p in $line ; do
[ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" -a -d "/proc/$p" ] && pid="$pid $p"
done
fi

[ -n "${pid:-}" -a -z "${force:-}" ] && return

# make sure it doesn't core dump anywhere unless requested
ulimit -S -c ${DAEMON_COREFILE_LIMIT:-0} >/dev/null 2>&1

# if they set NICELEVEL in /etc/sysconfig/foo, honor it
[ -n "$NICELEVEL" ] && nice="nice -n $NICELEVEL"

# Echo daemon
[ "${BOOTUP:-}" = "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo -n " $base"

# And start it up.
if [ -z "$user" ]; then
$nice initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c "$*"
else
$nice initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c "runuser -s /bin/bash - $user -c
\"$*\""
fi
[ "$?" -eq 0 ] && success $"$base startup" || failure $"$base startup"
}

# A function to stop a program.
killproc() {
RC=0
# Test syntax.
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
echo $"Usage: killproc {program} [signal]"
return 1
fi

notset=0
# check for second arg to be kill level
if [ -n "$2" ]; then
killlevel=$2
else
notset=1
killlevel="-9"
fi

# Save basename.
base=${1##*/}

# Find pid.
pid=
if [ -f /var/run/${base}.pid ]; then
local line p
read line < /var/run/${base}.pid
for p in $line ; do
[ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" -a -d "/proc/$p" ] && pid="$pid $p"
done
fi
if [ -z "$pid" ]; then
pid=`pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x $1 || \
pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x $base`
fi

# Kill it.
if [ -n "${pid:-}" ] ; then
[ "$BOOTUP" = "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo -n
"$base "
if [ "$notset" -eq "1" ] ; then
if checkpid $pid 2>&1; then
# TERM first, then KILL if not dead
kill -TERM $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
usleep 100000
if checkpid $pid && sleep 1 &&
checkpid $pid && sleep 3 &&
checkpid $pid ; then
kill -KILL $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
usleep 100000
fi
fi
checkpid $pid
RC=$?
[ "$RC" -eq 0 ] && failure $"$base shutdown" || success $"$base
shutdown"
RC=$((! $RC))
# use specified level only
else
if checkpid $pid; then
kill $killlevel $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
RC=$?
[ "$RC" -eq 0 ] && success $"$base $killlevel" || failure $"$base
$killlevel"
fi
fi
else
failure $"$base shutdown"
RC=1
fi

# Remove pid file if any.
if [ "$notset" = "1" ]; then
rm -f /var/run/$base.pid
fi
return $RC
}

# A function to find the pid of a program. Looks *only* at the pidfile
pidfileofproc() {
local base=${1##*/}

# Test syntax.
if [ "$#" = 0 ] ; then
echo $"Usage: pidfileofproc {program}"
return 1
fi

# First try "/var/run/*.pid" files
if [ -f /var/run/$base.pid ] ; then
local line p pid=
read line < /var/run/$base.pid
for p in $line ; do
[ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" -a -d /proc/$p ] && pid="$pid $p"
done
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
echo $pid
return 0
fi
fi
}

# A function to find the pid of a program.
pidofproc() {
base=${1##*/}

# Test syntax.
if [ "$#" = 0 ]; then
echo $"Usage: pidofproc {program}"
return 1
fi

# First try "/var/run/*.pid" files
if [ -f /var/run/$base.pid ]; then
local line p pid=
read line < /var/run/$base.pid
for p in $line ; do
[ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" -a -d /proc/$p ] && pid="$pid $p"
done
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
echo $pid
return 0
fi
fi
pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x $1 || \
pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x $base
}

status() {
local base=${1##*/}
local pid

# Test syntax.
if [ "$#" = 0 ] ; then
echo $"Usage: status {program}"
return 1
fi

# First try "pidof"
pid=`pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x $1 || \
pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x ${base}`
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
echo $"${base} (pid $pid) is running..."
return 0
fi

# Next try "/var/run/*.pid" files
if [ -f /var/run/${base}.pid ] ; then
read pid < /var/run/${base}.pid
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
echo $"${base} dead but pid file exists"
return 1
fi
fi
# See if /var/lock/subsys/${base} exists
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/${base} ]; then
echo $"${base} dead but subsys locked"
return 2
fi
echo $"${base} is stopped"
return 3
}

echo_success() {
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
echo -n "[ "
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_SUCCESS
echo -n $"OK"
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
echo -n " ]"
echo -ne "\r"
return 0
}

echo_failure() {
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
echo -n "["
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_FAILURE
echo -n $"FAILED"
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
echo -n "]"
echo -ne "\r"
return 1
}

echo_passed() {
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
echo -n "["
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_WARNING
echo -n $"PASSED"
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
echo -n "]"
echo -ne "\r"
return 1
}

echo_warning() {
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
echo -n "["
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_WARNING
echo -n $"WARNING"
[ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
echo -n "]"
echo -ne "\r"
return 1
}

# Inform the graphical boot of our current state
update_boot_stage() {
if [ "$GRAPHICAL" = "yes" -a -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ]; then
/usr/bin/rhgb-client --update="$1"
fi
return 0
}

# Log that something succeeded
success() {
if [ -z "${IN_INITLOG:-}" ]; then
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 1
else
# silly hack to avoid EPIPE killing rc.sysinit
trap "" SIGPIPE
echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
trap - SIGPIPE
fi
[ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo_success
return 0
}

# Log that something failed
failure() {
rc=$?
if [ -z "${IN_INITLOG:-}" ]; then
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 2
else
trap "" SIGPIPE
echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 2" >&21
trap - SIGPIPE
fi
[ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo_failure
[ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --details=yes
return $rc
}

# Log that something passed, but may have had errors. Useful for fsck
passed() {
rc=$?
if [ -z "${IN_INITLOG:-}" ]; then
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 1
else
trap "" SIGPIPE
echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
trap - SIGPIPE
fi
[ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo_passed
return $rc
}

# Log a warning
warning() {
rc=$?
if [ -z "${IN_INITLOG:-}" ]; then
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 1
else
trap "" SIGPIPE
echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
trap - SIGPIPE
fi
[ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "$LSB" ] && echo_warning
return $rc
}

# Run some action. Log its output.
action() {
STRING=$1
echo -n "$STRING "
if [ "${RHGB_STARTED}" != "" -a -w /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console ];
then
echo -n "$STRING " > /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console
fi
shift
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c "$*" && success $"$STRING" || failure
$"$STRING"
rc=$?
echo
if [ "${RHGB_STARTED}" != "" -a -w /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console ];
then
if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
echo_success > /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console
else
echo_failure > /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console
[ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --details=yes
fi
echo
fi
return $rc
}

# returns OK if $1 contains $2
strstr() {
[ "${1#*$2*}" = "$1" ] && return 1
return 0
}

# Confirm whether we really want to run this service
confirm() {
[ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --details=yes
while : ; do
echo -n $"Start service $1 (Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] "
read answer
if strstr $"yY" "$answer" || [ "$answer" = "" ] ; then
return 0
elif strstr $"cC" "$answer" ; then
rm -f /var/run/confirm
[ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --details=no
return 2
elif strstr $"nN" "$answer" ; then
return 1
fi
done
}

# Source networking configuration.
[ -f /etc/sysconfig/network ] && . /etc/sysconfig/network
+ '[' -f /etc/sysconfig/network ']'
+ . /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
++ NETWORKING=yes
GATEWAY=67.15.70.1
++ GATEWAY=67.15.70.1
GATEWAYDEV=eth0
++ GATEWAYDEV=eth0
HOSTNAME=tennisplayer.net
++ HOSTNAME=tennisplayer.net
FORWARD_IPV4=yes
++ FORWARD_IPV4=yes

# Source sendmail configureation.
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/sendmail ] ; then
. /etc/sysconfig/sendmail
else
DAEMON=no
QUEUE=1h
fi
+ '[' -f /etc/sysconfig/sendmail ']'
+ . /etc/sysconfig/sendmail
DAEMON=yes
++ DAEMON=yes
QUEUE=1h
++ QUEUE=1h
[ -z "$SMQUEUE" ] && SMQUEUE="$QUEUE"
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ SMQUEUE=1h
[ -z "$SMQUEUE" ] && SMQUEUE=1h
+ '[' -z 1h ']'

# Check that networking is up.
[ "${NETWORKING}" = "no" ] && exit 0
+ '[' yes = no ']'

[ -f /usr/sbin/sendmail ] || exit 0
+ '[' -f /usr/sbin/sendmail ']'

RETVAL=0
+ RETVAL=0
prog="sendmail"
+ prog=sendmail

start() {
# Start daemons.

echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
if test -x /usr/bin/make -a -f /etc/mail/Makefile ; then
make all -C /etc/mail -s > /dev/null
else
for i in virtusertable access domaintable mailertable ; do
if [ -f /etc/mail/$i ] ; then
makemap hash /etc/mail/$i < /etc/mail/$i
fi
done
fi
/usr/bin/newaliases > /dev/null 2>&1
daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail $([ "x$DAEMON" = xyes ] && echo -bd) \
$([ -n "$QUEUE" ] && echo -q$QUEUE) $SENDMAIL_OPTARG
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/sendmail

if ! test -f /var/run/sm-client.pid ; then
echo -n $"Starting sm-client: "
touch /var/run/sm-client.pid
chown smmsp:smmsp /var/run/sm-client.pid
if [ -x /usr/bin/selinuxenabled ] && /usr/bin/selinuxenabled; then
/sbin/restorecon /var/run/sm-client.pid
fi
daemon --check sm-client /usr/sbin/sendmail -L sm-msp-queue -Ac \
-q $SMQUEUE $SENDMAIL_OPTARG
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/sm-client
fi

return $RETVAL
}

reload() {
# Stop daemons.
echo -n $"reloading $prog: "
/usr/bin/newaliases > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ -x /usr/bin/make -a -f /etc/mail/Makefile ]; then
make all -C /etc/mail -s > /dev/null
else
for i in virtusertable access domaintable mailertable ; do
if [ -f /etc/mail/$i ] ; then
makemap hash /etc/mail/$i < /etc/mail/$i
fi
done
fi
daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail $([ "x$DAEMON" = xyes ] && echo -bd) \
$([ -n "$QUEUE" ] && echo -q$QUEUE)
RETVAL=$?
killproc sendmail -HUP
RETVAL=$?
echo
if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 -a -f /var/run/sm-client.pid ]; then
echo -n $"reloading sm-client: "
killproc sm-client -HUP
RETVAL=$?
echo
fi
return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
# Stop daemons.
echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
killproc sendmail
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/sendmail
if test -f /var/run/sm-client.pid ; then
echo -n $"Shutting down sm-client: "
killproc sm-client
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/run/sm-client.pid
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/sm-client
fi
return $RETVAL
}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
reload)
reload
RETVAL=$?
;;
restart)
stop
start
RETVAL=$?
;;
condrestart)
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/sendmail ]; then
stop
start
RETVAL=$?
fi
;;
status)
status sendmail
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|condrestart|status}"
exit 1
esac
+ case "$1" in
+ start
+ echo -n 'Starting sendmail: '
Starting sendmail: + test -x /usr/bin/make -a -f /etc/mail/Makefile
+ make all -C /etc/mail -s
+ /usr/bin/newaliases
[ "x$DAEMON" = xyes ] && echo -bd
++ '[' xyes = xyes ']'
++ echo -bd
[ -n "$QUEUE" ] && echo -q$QUEUE
++ '[' -n 1h ']'
++ echo -q1h
+ daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -q1h
+ local gotbase= force=
+ local base= user= nice= bg= pid=
+ nicelevel=0
+ '[' /usr/sbin/sendmail '!=' /usr/sbin/sendmail ']'
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ base=sendmail
+ '[' -f /var/run/sendmail.pid ']'
+ '[' -n '' -a -z '' ']'
+ ulimit -S -c 0
+ '[' -n '' ']'
+ '[' color = verbose -a -z '' ']'
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ initlog -q -c '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -q1h'
+ '[' 0 -eq 0 ']'
+ success 'sendmail startup'
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ initlog -q -n /etc/init.d/sendmail -s 'sendmail startup' -e 1
+ '[' color '!=' verbose -a -z '' ']'
+ echo_success
+ '[' color = color ']'
+ echo -en '\033[60G'
+ echo -n '[ '
[ + '[' color = color ']'
+ echo -en '\033[0;32m'
+ echo -n OK
OK+ '[' color = color ']'
+ echo -en '\033[0;39m'
+ echo -n ' ]'
]+ echo -ne '\r'

+ return 0
+ return 0
+ RETVAL=0
+ echo

+ '[' 0 -eq 0 ']'
+ touch /var/lock/subsys/sendmail
+ test -f /var/run/sm-client.pid
+ return 0

exit $RETVAL
+ exit 0