I've included what I believe is relevant: # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present. mailer-daemon: postmaster postmaster: root # General redirections for pseudo accounts. mail: root news: root mailnull: root # mailman aliases mailman: postmaster mailman-owner: mailman # Person who should get root's mail #root: marc I imagine that last entry is the source of my problem? There is no user 'marc'. Also, what about non-root users they are not getting mail either. Thanks for your help with this. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Rieger <riegersteve@xxxxxxxxx> > in your /etc/aliases file can you post what it says net to the entry > root: ?????????????? > > > > > On Feb 10, 2006, at 8:40 AM, j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > 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) > >> Chaim RIeger > >> > >> 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 > >>>> Chaim Rieger > >>>> 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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