OK, two things:
When the mail originates, it will originate from root, so when it goes to
expand the alias, it won't include "root" in security's alias. It just
goes "oh, I don't need to worry about him".
Try sending the mail from a different address, just for haha's and find
out if it works. If it STILL doesn't, then drop the space between the ","
and "root" and see if it works then. I don't know if that space is valid
or not.
Derek
On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Cedric MARSOT wrote:
> Ah .... yes I am mailling from root ... but in fact this alias (security) is used
>for /etc/hosts.deny:
>
> ALL: ALL: twist = /usr/bin/finger -l | /usr/bin/Mail -s
>[`/bin/hostname`]-%d-%h security
>
> and so no mails are sent to root ...
>
> do you have any idea for make this working ?
> this is my /etc/aliases
> # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
> MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster
> postmaster: root
>
> # General redirections for pseudo accounts.
> bin: root
> daemon: root
> games: root
> ingres: root
> nobody: root
> system: root
> toor: root
> uucp: root
>
> # Well-known aliases.
> manager: root
> dumper: root
> operator: root
>
> # trap decode to catch security attacks
> decode: root
> security: [EMAIL PROTECTED], root
>
> Thanks
> --
> cedric
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Christopher Fisk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 3:47 PM
> >To: Cedric MARSOT
> >Cc: RedHat List
> >Subject: Re: /etc/aliasese
> >
> >
> >>i have RedHat 5.0
> >>I have ob with /etc/aliases
> >>
> >>i put something like this:
> >>security: root, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>I have done a newaliases
> >>
> >>and when I mail to security, only [EMAIL PROTECTED] receive
> >the message ... not root ...
> >
> >Just curious but are you mailing FROM root? Aliases will not send the
> >message back to the person who sent it even if they are on the recieve
> >list for that alias.
> >
> >Hope that helps
> >
> >Chris Fisk
> >
> >
> >
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