Ubuntu postfix help
I now have this setup in postfix:
sudo nano main.cf
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_tls_CApath = /etc/ssl/certs
smtp_use_tls = yes
Sudo nano sasl_password
[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user:password
And if I run the command:
echo "Test mail thingy" | mail -s "Test Postfix Subject" R*******@gmail.com
Does it work :)
How do i force postfix to send message to root local to my mail ?
server email postfix
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
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I now have this setup in postfix:
sudo nano main.cf
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_tls_CApath = /etc/ssl/certs
smtp_use_tls = yes
Sudo nano sasl_password
[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user:password
And if I run the command:
echo "Test mail thingy" | mail -s "Test Postfix Subject" R*******@gmail.com
Does it work :)
How do i force postfix to send message to root local to my mail ?
server email postfix
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07
add a comment |
I now have this setup in postfix:
sudo nano main.cf
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_tls_CApath = /etc/ssl/certs
smtp_use_tls = yes
Sudo nano sasl_password
[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user:password
And if I run the command:
echo "Test mail thingy" | mail -s "Test Postfix Subject" R*******@gmail.com
Does it work :)
How do i force postfix to send message to root local to my mail ?
server email postfix
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
I now have this setup in postfix:
sudo nano main.cf
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_tls_CApath = /etc/ssl/certs
smtp_use_tls = yes
Sudo nano sasl_password
[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user:password
And if I run the command:
echo "Test mail thingy" | mail -s "Test Postfix Subject" R*******@gmail.com
Does it work :)
How do i force postfix to send message to root local to my mail ?
server email postfix
server email postfix
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
edited Jan 25 at 17:53
Rene Mortensen
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
asked Jan 25 at 16:25
Rene MortensenRene Mortensen
105
105
First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07
add a comment |
First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07
First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07
First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07
add a comment |
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Add the following line to /etc/aliases:
root: username@gmail.com
If there's an existing alias for root, place a # in front of it to comment it out. If you want it sent to multiple users, you can specify multiple addresses like this:
root: username@gmail.com, anotheruser@gmail.com
After editing /etc/aliases, apply it with sudo newaliases.
Addendum: It did not work, as per comments, because postfix was not configured to accept mail bound for rene-desktop, which was the local host name.
This was fixed by adding
mydestionation = rene-desktop
near the top of /etc/postfix/main.cf.
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
vidarlovidarlo
10.5k52547
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's/etc/mailnamecontaining?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Doesmail root@localhostwork?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
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Add the following line to /etc/aliases:
root: username@gmail.com
If there's an existing alias for root, place a # in front of it to comment it out. If you want it sent to multiple users, you can specify multiple addresses like this:
root: username@gmail.com, anotheruser@gmail.com
After editing /etc/aliases, apply it with sudo newaliases.
Addendum: It did not work, as per comments, because postfix was not configured to accept mail bound for rene-desktop, which was the local host name.
This was fixed by adding
mydestionation = rene-desktop
near the top of /etc/postfix/main.cf.
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
vidarlovidarlo
10.5k52547
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's/etc/mailnamecontaining?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Doesmail root@localhostwork?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
|
show 6 more comments
Add the following line to /etc/aliases:
root: username@gmail.com
If there's an existing alias for root, place a # in front of it to comment it out. If you want it sent to multiple users, you can specify multiple addresses like this:
root: username@gmail.com, anotheruser@gmail.com
After editing /etc/aliases, apply it with sudo newaliases.
Addendum: It did not work, as per comments, because postfix was not configured to accept mail bound for rene-desktop, which was the local host name.
This was fixed by adding
mydestionation = rene-desktop
near the top of /etc/postfix/main.cf.
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
vidarlovidarlo
10.5k52547
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's/etc/mailnamecontaining?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Doesmail root@localhostwork?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
|
show 6 more comments
Add the following line to /etc/aliases:
root: username@gmail.com
If there's an existing alias for root, place a # in front of it to comment it out. If you want it sent to multiple users, you can specify multiple addresses like this:
root: username@gmail.com, anotheruser@gmail.com
After editing /etc/aliases, apply it with sudo newaliases.
Addendum: It did not work, as per comments, because postfix was not configured to accept mail bound for rene-desktop, which was the local host name.
This was fixed by adding
mydestionation = rene-desktop
near the top of /etc/postfix/main.cf.
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
vidarlovidarlo
10.5k52547
Add the following line to /etc/aliases:
root: username@gmail.com
If there's an existing alias for root, place a # in front of it to comment it out. If you want it sent to multiple users, you can specify multiple addresses like this:
root: username@gmail.com, anotheruser@gmail.com
After editing /etc/aliases, apply it with sudo newaliases.
Addendum: It did not work, as per comments, because postfix was not configured to accept mail bound for rene-desktop, which was the local host name.
This was fixed by adding
mydestionation = rene-desktop
near the top of /etc/postfix/main.cf.
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
vidarlovidarlo
10.5k52547
edited Jan 25 at 18:41
answered Jan 25 at 17:59
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answered Jan 25 at 17:59
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answered Jan 25 at 17:59
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Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's/etc/mailnamecontaining?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Doesmail root@localhostwork?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
|
show 6 more comments
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's/etc/mailnamecontaining?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Doesmail root@localhostwork?
– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Thank you When i run this to test : mail -s "Test Email for Root $(date)" root <<< "This is a test email."
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:14
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
Your message was not delivered to the root@rene-desktop because the domain rened-esktop was not found. Check if there are spelling errors or excess spaces and try again. - I think its because I made a mistake at the beginning of the postfix installation how do I correct this :)?
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:17
What's the local hostname, and what's
/etc/mailname containing?– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
What's the local hostname, and what's
/etc/mailname containing?– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:19
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
rene-desktop :) - I dont have that folder "/etc/mailname"
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 18:21
Does
mail root@localhost work?– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
Does
mail root@localhost work?– vidarlo
Jan 25 at 18:23
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First of all I am a Linux noob but I want a system that sends me an email in case there are problems on the server such as if it unmount a drive a service goes down or else :)
– Rene Mortensen
Jan 25 at 17:07