Could you expand a bit on what you mean by "you need to define your root aliases" . Many thanks. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Rieger <riegersteve@xxxxxxxxx> > they get seved from localhost. > > > you need to define your root aliases, and sun sendmail -b -m 15 (i > think thats the command) > > > On Feb 8, 2006, at 5:29 PM, j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I guess the curiosity here is that: > > > > [root@rhel1 root]$ ps -aeef | grep mail > > root 19005 18945 0 20:23 pts/0 00:00:00 grep mail > > [root@rhel1 root]$ > > [root@rhel1 root]$ ps -aeef | grep master > > root 19081 18945 0 20:24 pts/0 00:00:00 grep master > > [root@rhel1 root]$ > > > > Yet root has 123 messages. Where are they being served-up from???? > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Steve Rieger <riegersteve@xxxxxxxxx> > >> ps -aeef | grep mail or ps -aeef | grep master > >> > >> at the command prompt as root type mail, if you have any it will show > >> up there, > >> > >> > >> did you add the proper aliases. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:01 AM, j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks for the replies to this. My curiosity is that I have two > >>> RHEL4 machines, one where root is sending mail, one where it is > >>> not. As far as I can tell (ps -ef | grep sendmail & ps -ef | grep > >>> postfix) neither of these daemons are running on either machine. > >>> So, what is sending the mail? > >>> > >>> > >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >>> From: "Wayne Pinette" <Wpinette@xxxxxx> > >>>> Also, I believe that sendmail's default configuration in RHEL 4 > >>>> is to > >>>> only listen to localhost anyway. This means > >>>> that even if it is running (with just default) outside users still > >>>> won't connect to the smtp port, just localhost users. > >>>> > >>>> In addition, you can also fire up iptables to block port 25 as > >>>> well, > >>>> just to make sure. > >>>> If you want email to flow from your machine, though, sendmail (or > >>>> postfix) does need to be running. > >>>> > >>>> Wayner > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>> Job Cacka <job@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/08/06 8:33 am >>> > >>>> Because sendmail is disabled, and no other mailer is enabled, > >>>> this is why > >>>> you are not getting the root mail. What we do to protect > >>>> sendmail is > >>>> we > >>>> block port 25 access to all servers except for the email servers. > >>>> This > >>>> means > >>>> that the port is not available on that machine except locally, > >>>> in our > >>>> own > >>>> WAN. We use an external hardware device to accomplish this, > >>>> which is > >>>> the > >>>> only way to create a true firewall. Obviously keeping sendmail > >>>> off is > >>>> the > >>>> best security, but then so is using scissors on your CAT 5 > >>>> connections. > >>>> I would guess that if you are keeping sendmail up2date with the > >>>> RHN then > >>>> you have nothing to worry about. Unless you are NSA, FBI, CIA, some > >>>> company > >>>> with secrets worth knowing, or good bandwidth that hackers/spammers > >>>> might > >>>> want to exploit. > >>>> There are other mail servers in RHES 4. Dovecot comes to mind > >>>> and I think > >>>> that Courier is also available. > >>>> > >>>> Job Cacka > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > >>>> j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:13 AM > >>>> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> Subject: no mail from / for root > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I have an RHES4 mahine which does not send any mail to or from > >>>> root. > >>>> For > >>>> example, the result of a cron job is not sent. I thought this > >>>> service > >>>> was > >>>> enabled by default. If not, which services is it. I have read that > >>>> sendmail > >>>> has some security issues and since this machine will not be mailing > >>>> the > >>>> outside world, I did not want to start or configure it. Not sure > >>>> where > >>>> to > >>>> start looking. 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