Install paclink-unix
- Configure a single MTA
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plu:install_postfix [2014/01/19 10:28] gunn [Config aliases file to receive mail addressed to root] |
plu:install_postfix [2018/10/16 13:58] gunn [Example transport file] |
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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> | ||
| /etc/init.d/postfix restart | /etc/init.d/postfix restart | ||
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| alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases | alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases | ||
| alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases | alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases | ||
| - | myorigin = /etc/mailname | ||
| mydestination = nixgate, nixgate.localnet, localhost.localnet, localhost | mydestination = nixgate, nixgate.localnet, localhost.localnet, localhost | ||
| relayhost = | relayhost = | ||
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| # Added for paclink-unix config | # Added for paclink-unix config | ||
| transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport | transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport | ||
| + | </file> | ||
| + | * When starting postfix if it complains about IPV6 then do the following: | ||
| + | * Add this line to main.cf | ||
| + | <file> | ||
| + | inet_protocols = ipv4 | ||
| + | </file> | ||
| + | * Change the //mynetworks// line in main.cf to: | ||
| + | <file> | ||
| + | mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 | ||
| </file> | </file> | ||
| + | * Now [[plu:install_postfix#after_editing_files | restart Postfix]] | ||
| + | * [[http://www.postfix.org/IPV6_README.html | postfix IPV6 reference]] | ||
| ===== Example transport file ===== | ===== Example transport file ===== | ||
| * This is a very simple example that assumes that the machine that postfix is installed on is **only** concerned with winlink mail. | * This is a very simple example that assumes that the machine that postfix is installed on is **only** concerned with winlink mail. | ||
| + | * In the example below //nixgate// is a host machine name. | ||
| <file> | <file> | ||
| # | # | ||
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| 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 | ||
