On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Robert McNaught wrote: > > Thanks for the mail guys, I will continue with your advice. > > One thing is that I cannot find /etc/master.passwd - I am using > CentOS, does anyone know if this is a distribution specific file? >
I think you're likely using: /etc/passwd /etc/shadow try `man 5 passwd` for more info. > > > Robert > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM, W B Hacker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Robert McNaught wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am a newbie at exim, tried googling and doing rewrite rules to fix > >> this, cant seem to figure this one out myself. > >> > >> I am having 2 "Received:" headers (the initial linux user then the IP > >> of the exim server) appearing in the top of my email (I use evolution > >> and click show all headers). One of them is showing the linux user > >> which initiated the mail (this is a proprietary name and I wish to > >> remove it or change it). > > > > The problem of showing a 'linux user' sensitive ID (login name, one > > supposes) can be made to go away entirely if you switch to virtual > > users. Even 'postaster@' is in the virtual category on our boxes. > > > > There is no need to have any 'shell account' or even 'nologin' or daemon > > identities used in mail *unless8 they are gong to receive into old-style > > mboxen. better to use virtyal user ID and POP or IMAP. > > > > But *even so* - passing an editor over /etc/master.passwd and changing > > the 'real name' portion to NOT include the '&' that picks up the login > > name may solve at least part of your problem faster. > > > > Couple that with relaying inbound to where you want it via entries in > > /etc/aliases, and you may have all you need w/o re-writing anything - > > even for daemon runners. > > > > 'KISS' > > > > Bill Hacker > > > > > > > I successfully managed to change the > >> addresses in the envelope-from: and Return-path: headers using > >> rewriting. However, I cannot see a fix for changing the linux user. > >> I have a thought that it might be necessary to remove the headers > >> called Received: from the mail completely, but I do not know if this > >> makes it tough to get round spam blockers. > >> > >> Ideally, what I want to do is to change this line in the mail header: > >> > >> Received: from bob by myhost.mydomain.com with local (Exim > >> 4.63)(envelope-from............ > >> > >> Any idea how I can get rid of bob or change bob to sally? > >> > >> Rewrites only appear to work for real email addresses and not the > >> linux user initiating the mail - I did try putting in > >> > >> bob sally EFTBcfhrst in exim.conf which I thought might have rewrote it. > >> > >> Can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me if its possible? > >> > >> TIA > >> > >> Robert > >> > > > > > > -- > > ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > > ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > > ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/ > > > > -- -------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lugo [email protected] LC Unit #260 TINLC Have you hugged your firewall today? No spam, thanks. -------------------------------------------------------- Are you the police? . . . . No ma'am, we're sysadmins. -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
