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taskara
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:17 pm Post subject: mail aliases not working... *FIXED* |
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Hi,
I am using postfix as my MTA.
I am using linux accounts and have numerous aliases for each user, but they don't seem to be working.
here is my aliases file:
| Quote: | # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster
postmaster: chris
# General redirections for pseudo accounts.
adm: root
bin: root
daemon: root
exim: root
lp: root
mail: root
named: root
nobody: root
postfix: root
# Well-known aliases -- these should be filled in!
root: chris
# operator:
# Standard RFC2142 aliases
abuse: postmaster
ftp: root
hostmaster: root
news: usenet
noc: root
security: root
usenet: root
uucp: root
webmaster: root
www: webmaster
# trap decode to catch security attacks
# decode: /dev/null
timandsam: tim
samandtim: tim
anitaandjohn: john
johnandanita: john
samantha: tim
sammie: tim
sam: tim
timmy: tim
timbo: tim
ace: tim
timothy: tim
chrissy: chris
kathryn: katie
kt: katie |
When I send am email to "timandsam" for example, the email never arrives, and I also do not get a returned mail error.
the log for mail shows:
| Quote: | Sep 28 22:56:41 [postfix/smtpd] maps_find: recipient_canonical_maps: timandsam@smartclan.com: not found
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I have tried stopping and starting postfix, as well as running "newaliases".
If I make a DOUBLE entry in newaliases and then run "newaliases" it complains - so it is definately reading the /etc/mail/aliases file.
I am stuck!
Can anyone offer advice?
Cheers,
Chris
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BenjyD_UK
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:55 pm Post subject: postalias |
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Did you run postalias - | Code: | | postalias /etc/mail/alias |
on the alias file? I think newalias does this, although I've never used it. Do you have the aliases correctly specified in you main.cf file? My entry in main.cf looks like this:
| Code: | | alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases |
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taskara
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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hey, thanks for your reply!
here is my main.cf | Quote: | #alias_maps = dbm:/etc/aliases
#alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
#alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, nis:mail.aliases
#alias_maps = netinfo:/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases |
and I have run | Code: | | postalias /etc/mail/alias |
as per your suggestion - I'll give it a go now and see if it helps, but as you mentioned, I'm sure newaliases does this already.
brb to post result.. ta!
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taskara
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:03 am Post subject: |
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hmm.. didn't seem to work 
any other suggestions?
mail works fine - I can email people directly it's just the aliases... I can't think why...
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taskara
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:05 am Post subject: |
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looks like I may have fixed the problem.
I needed to specify the whole address, instead of the username
this is the new look of my aliases file | Quote: | # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster
postmaster: chris@smartclan.com
# General redirections for pseudo accounts.
adm: root
bin: root
daemon: root
exim: root
lp: root
mail: root
named: root
nobody: root
postfix: root
# Well-known aliases -- these should be filled in!
root: chris@smartclan.com
# operator:
# Standard RFC2142 aliases
abuse: postmaster
ftp: root
hostmaster: root
news: usenet
noc: root
security: root
usenet: root
uucp: root
webmaster: chris@smartclan.com
www: chris@smartclan.com
# trap decode to catch security attacks
# decode: /dev/null
timandsam: tim@smartclan.com
samandtim: tim@smartclan.com
anitaandjohn: john@smartclan.com
johnandanita: john@smartclan.com
samantha: tim@smartclan.com
sammie: tim@smartclan.com
sam: tim@smartclan.com
timmy: tim@smartclan.com
timbo: tim@smartclan.com
ace: tim@smartclan.com
timothy: tim@smartclan.com
chrissy: chris@smartclan.com
kathryn: katie@smartclan.com
kt: katie@smartclan.com
anita: john@smartclan.com
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this seems to make everything work.
I was thrown off by the defaults in the middle like | Quote: | news: usenet
noc: root
security: root |
anyway the log file gave it away - it said it couldn't find user "tim" at some stage, which prompted me to try the full address.
cheers
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