[svlug] Sendmail routing mail to root

[Skip Evans]

Sorry, I left out two steps.

After the changes to all the config files in 
/etc/mail I did:

make

... in /etc/mail, and...

service sendmail restart

...before I tested any of the email accounts.


Skip Evans wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> We just set up a new server for a client, FC5, at 
> 800hosting.com. I configured sendmail to send mail 
> to two 5 accounts.
> 
> virtusertable contains:
> 
> robert at pixoasis.com             robert
> eadler at pixoasis.com             eliana
> support at pixoasis.com            support
> robert at catapultbooks.com        robert
> info at catapultbooks.com          info
> 
> local-host-names contains:
> 
> # local-host-names - include all aliases for your 
> machine here.
> pixoasis.com
> catapultbooks.com
> 
> I changed sendmail.mc to accept outside 
> connections by putting the '#' in:
> 
> dnl #  DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, 
> Name=MTA')dnl
> 
> I then rebuilt the .db files with:
> 
> makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
> makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable < 
> /etc/mail/virtusertable
> 
> I tested the email with two of the accounts, 
> support at pixoasis.com and robert at pixoasis.com. As 
> you can see in the log file entries below, mail to 
> robert at pixoasis.com is being places in the
> 
> /var/mail/robert
> 
> ...folder, but any mail going to 
> support at pixoasis.com ends up in the folder
> 
> /var/mail/root
> 
> Sep  2 10:44:47 server sendmail[25550]: 
> k82Fik5F025550: from=<skip at bigskypenguin.com>, 
> size=679, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
> msgid=<44F9A87C.9050906 at bigskypenguin.com>, 
> proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=[71.36.241.190]
> Sep  2 10:44:47 server sendmail[25552]: 
> k82Fik5F025550: to=root, delay=00:00:01, 
> xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=30864, 
> dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
> 
> Sep  2 10:45:24 server sendmail[25556]: 
> k82FjNed025556: from=<skip at bigskypenguin.com>, 
> size=677, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
> msgid=<44F9A8A1.2000404 at bigskypenguin.com>, 
> proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=[71.36.241.190]
> Sep  2 10:45:24 server sendmail[25557]: 
> k82FjNed025556: to=<robert at pixoasis.com>, 
> delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, 
> pri=30861, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
> 
> Looking through the configuration I don't see any 
> discrepancies between the two very similar email 
> addresses.
> 
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

-- 
Skip Evans
Big Sky Penguin, LLC
61 W Broadway
Butte, Montana 59701
406-782-2240