For the test I sent a message to abuse which has an entry in the aliases file to point to root which in-turn points to rootmail. rootmail is a valid user account on the system. The mail actually ended up on my main MX box. >From /var/log/maillog... Feb 17 12:46:51 marvin sendmail[29181]: alias database /etc/mail/aliases rebuilt by root Feb 17 12:46:51 marvin sendmail[29181]: /etc/mail/aliases: 64 aliases, longest 36 bytes, 665 bytes total Feb 17 12:46:51 marvin sendmail[29194]: starting daemon (8.12.8): SMTP+queueing@01:00:00 Feb 17 12:46:51 marvin sendmail[29194]: started as: /usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -q1h Feb 17 12:46:51 marvin sm-msp-queue[29203]: starting daemon (8.12.8): queueing@01:00:00 Feb 17 12:47:09 marvin sendmail[29208]: i1HIl4sA029208: from=root, size=21, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200402171847.i1HIl4sA029208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, relay=root@localhost Feb 17 12:47:09 marvin sendmail[29208]: i1HIl4sA029208: to=abuse, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:05, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30021, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (i1HIl96W000929 Message accepted for delivery) [root@marvin mail]# cat /etc/mail/aliases # # Aliases in this file will NOT be expanded in the header from # Mail, but WILL be visible over networks or from /bin/mail. # # >>>>>>>>>> The program "newaliases" must be run after # >> NOTE >> this file is updated for any changes to # >>>>>>>>>> show through to sendmail. # # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present. mailer-daemon: postmaster postmaster: root # General redirections for pseudo accounts. bin: root daemon: root adm: root lp: root sync: root shutdown: root halt: root mail: root news: root uucp: root operator: root games: root gopher: root ftp: root nobody: root vcsa: root canna: root wnn: root rpm: root nscd: root pcap: root apache: root webalizer: root radvd: root pvm: root amanda: root privoxy: root ident: root named: root xfs: root gdm: root mailnull: root postgres: root sshd: root smmsp: root postfix: root netdump: root ldap: root squid: root ntp: root mysql: root desktop: root rpcuser: root rpc: root nfsnobody: root ingres: root system: root toor: root manager: root dumper: root abuse: root # mailman aliases mailman: postmaster mailman-owner: mailman newsadm: news newsadmin: news usenet: news ftpadm: ftp ftpadmin: ftp ftp-adm: ftp ftp-admin: ftp # trap decode to catch security attacks decode: root # Person who should get root's mail ## Changed by LEO 12/26/2003 root: rootmail > [root@marvin mail]# echo "/map aliases abuse" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked) Enter <ruleset> <address> > map_lookup: aliases (abuse) returns root (0) > [root@marvin mail]# echo "/map aliases root" | /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked) Enter <ruleset> <address> > map_lookup: aliases (root) returns rootmail (0) -----Original Message----- From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of joe Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:53 AM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: sendmail not using /etc/aliases file Leonard, Phil wrote: >Deleted aliases.db and checked the syntax in aliases. Restarted sendmail and the aliases.db file was rebuilt. Same problem persists. > > Since we're really all in the dark here and none of this is making sense, could you jack up the sendmail logging level to 14, then send a message to a user referenced in the aliases file, and and post all associated lines from /var/log/maillog so we can see what "not using aliases file" means? Thanks, Joe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
