Sendmail Error : opendaemonsocket: daemon TLSMTA: cannot bind: Address already in use - sockets

Question

I am installing sendmail/dovecot on my mail sever.
I edited file /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
and add the below lines to make sure the domain name is used in sending mail
#add for domain email by deo malamo
define(`confDOMAIN_NAME', `desaonline.co.tz')dnl
FEATURE(`relay_entire_domain')dnl
#end add domail based email by deo malamo
i installed and Used tls/ssl from Let's Encrypt
#add for Let's Encrypt ssl by deo malamo
define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A p')dnl
TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
define(`CERT_DIR', `/etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.desaonline.co.tz/')dnl
define(`confCACERT', `CERT_DIR/chain.pem')dnl
define(`confCACERT_PATH',`/etc/ssl/certs/')dnl
define(`confCLIENT_CERT', `CERT_DIR/cert.pem')dnl
define(`confCLIENT_KEY', `CERT_DIR/privkey.pem')dnl
define(`confSERVER_CERT', `CERT_DIR/cert.pem')dnl
define(`confSERVER_KEY', `CERT_DIR/privkey.pem')dnl
FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtps, Name=TLSMTA, M=s')dnl
#DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA')dnl
#DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea')dnl
#end add Let's Encrypt ssl by dmalamo
MY PROBLEM is the ports 25,465 and 587 are coming up and then shutdown because of port already in use ,Can any one assist me to fix this problem?
When i save the config (/etc/mail/sendmail.mc) and restart sendmail ,port 465 seems to be used and shutdown the whole outgoing ports 25,465 and 587.
logs file have the below entries
daemon TLSMTA: problem creating SMTP socket
Feb 9 13:26:43 mail sm-mta[20646]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon TLSMTA: cannot bind: Address already in use
NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon TLSMTA: cannot bind: Address already in use
daemon TLSMTA: problem creating SMTP socket
NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): opendaemonsocket: daemon TLSMTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting
MY PROBLEM is the ports 25,465 and 587 are coming up and then shutdown because of port already in use ,Can any one assist me to fix this problem?

Answer 1

Short list to check...
1st) have You compiled sendmail.mc into sendmail.cf ?
2nd) TLSMTA: cannot bind: Address already in use... means that one process already use this port (smtps: 465),
- check who is using port (e.g. "netstat -lntp|grep 465")
- and stop this, sometimes port can be in use by connection, maybe instead restart You should: stop, wait few sec./minutes and then start sendmail
- "netstat -lntp|grep sendmail" can be usefull to see sendmail's listening ports
- before start be sure that ports are not occupied (not in use)
- problem may also be in SELINUX (investigate how to allow program to use ports)
Regards
K.