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Error Spawn Sendmail ENOENT | Resolved

If you have been running into the following error, our experts have your back.

Error: spawn /usr/sbin/sendmail ENOENT

According to this error message, the system is unable to locate the “sendmail” command when trying to spawn or execute it.

Some of the reasons behind this error include:

• Missing or misconfigured sendmail installation:

  The system may not have the “sendmail” command installed. In some cases, the installation may even be incomplete or misconfigured.
• Incorrect PATH environment variable:

  If the system is not able to find the location of the “sendmail” executable due to an incorrect or incomplete PATH environment variable, we will get the error.
• Permission issues:

  The user or process attempting to execute the “sendmail” command does not have the needed permissions to access or execute the program.

How to fix Spawn Sendmail ENOENT error

1. First, check the sendmail installation and verify the PATH variable.
2. Then, we have to check Permissions before restarting services.

Alternatively, run the following command to check if sendmail is in /usr/sbin/ :

ls -l /usr/sbin/sendmail

If the output is the one seen below, we have to install sendmail.

ls: cannot access '/usr/bin/sendmail': No such file or directory

After installing sendmail, try sending an email again and check if the error pops up or not.

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Conclusion

In summary, our Support Techs demonstrated how to fix the Spawn Sendmail ENOENT error.