Install paclink-unix
- Configure a single MTA
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plu:install_postfix [2014/01/25 13:43] gunn [Config aliases file to receive mail addressed to root] |
plu:install_postfix [2018/10/16 14:02] (current) gunn [After editing files] |
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| postmap /etc/postfix/transport | postmap /etc/postfix/transport | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * After editing master.cf or man.cf should restart postfix as root | + | * After editing master.cf or main.cf should restart postfix as root |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| + | # systemd way | ||
| + | systemctl restart postfix | ||
| + | # System V init way | ||
| /etc/init.d/postfix restart | /etc/init.d/postfix restart | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| Line 85: | Line 88: | ||
| nixgate local: | nixgate local: | ||
| nixgate.localnet local: | nixgate.localnet local: | ||
| + | nixgate.localhost local: | ||
| * wl2k:localhost | * wl2k:localhost | ||
| </file> | </file> | ||
| + | * whenever you edit the transport table as root execute the command: | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | postmap /etc/postfix/transport | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| ===== Example /etc/mailname file ===== | ===== Example /etc/mailname file ===== | ||
| <file> | <file> | ||
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| ===== Config aliases file to receive mail addressed to root ===== | ===== Config aliases file to receive mail addressed to root ===== | ||
| - | * FIXME | + | |
| - | * edit // /etc/aliases// to get all mail sent to root & postmaster | + | * edit // /etc/aliases// to get all mail the system will send to root & postmaster |
| - | * After editing run this as root: | + | * After editing run this as root: |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| newaliases | newaliases | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ==== Example alaises file ==== | + | * Verify by checking for the creation of the ///etc/aliases.db// file |
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | ls -salt /etc/aliases* | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | ==== Example /etc/aliases file ==== | ||
| <file> | <file> | ||
| # /etc/aliases | # /etc/aliases | ||
| - | root: gunn | + | root: webman |
| mailer-daemon: postmaster | mailer-daemon: postmaster | ||
| - | postmaster: gunn | + | postmaster: webman |
| nobody: root | nobody: root | ||
| hostmaster: root | hostmaster: root | ||
