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Check that these are uncommented, in '''/etc/postfix/main.cf'''
Check that these are uncommented, in '''/etc/postfix/main.cf'''.  Gentoo is shown; other distributions omit the '''''mail''''' path.
  alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
  alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases
  alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
  alias_database = hash:/etc/mail/aliases


Create the '''.forward''' file in root's home-dir.  This will cause root-directed mail (like logwatch and cron output) to go to our admin mailing-list:
Create the '''.forward''' file in root's home-dir.  This will cause root-directed mail (like logwatch and cron output) to go to our admin mailing-list:
  admin@siat.sfu.ca
  admin@siat.sfu.ca

Revision as of 18:54, 15 February 2007

Install Postfix

# emerge postfix -va

Configuration

edit /etc/postfix/main.cf

myhostname = zero.iat.sfu.ca 
           naturally, use your server's real name :-)

mydomain = iat.sfu.ca

add to /etc/postfix/main.cf

# rewrites addresses
sender_canonical_maps    = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical

We don't receive mail, so comment this line out, as shown, in /etc/postfix/main.cf

#mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost


Check that these are uncommented, in /etc/postfix/main.cf. Gentoo is shown; other distributions omit the mail path.

alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/mail/aliases

Create the .forward file in root's home-dir. This will cause root-directed mail (like logwatch and cron output) to go to our admin mailing-list:

admin@siat.sfu.ca