[rancid] Rancid and Postfix

[john heasley]

Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 03:06:17PM -0300, Marito ...:
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> Hi all,
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> I tried several times to change the aliases file, but it then seems not to update the "little db" that postfix uses (it continued sending the email to the previous configured account).

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=updating+aliases.db+postfix&l=1

> So I gave up trying to make it work, and ended changing the script that make the thing (control_rancid).
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> I searched for :
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> # the receipient(s) of diffs
> mailrcpt=${mailrcpt:-"@MAILPLUS@${GROUP}${MAILDOMAIN}"}; export mailrcpt
> adminmailrcpt=${mailrcpt:-"@ADMINMAILPLUS@${GROUP}${MAILDOMAIN}"};
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> Then replaced @MAILPLUS@${GROUP}${MAILDOMAIN}  with my desired email account, and I got it working. 
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> Hope this help you.
> Regards.-
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> Mario
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> From: oglumavd at gmail.com
> To: michael6at at yahoo.de; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:37:38 -0800
> Subject: Re: [rancid] Rancid and Postfix
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> Have you tried to watch log mail logs?
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> Delete /home/rancid/logs/
> Tail /var/logs/mail
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> Open another terminal window and ssh/telnet into your rancid box
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> ?  Add a new device or make a change to device then run rancid manual
> ?  Rancid will trigger an email alert
> ?  Watch mail logs
> ?  Watch /home/rancid/logs/the-recentlog
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> From: michael schnatterer [mailto:michael6at at yahoo.de] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:28 AM
> To: oglumavd at gmail.com; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Subject: Re: [rancid] Rancid and Postfix
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> HY,
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> My Problem is not to send the E-Mail this works fine with the console "telnet localhost 25" i believe the problem is the communication between Rancid and postfix. I think postfix didn't recognize that Rancid is doing something.
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> My postfix/main.cf looks like the following:
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> myhostname = my hostname
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> myorigin = /etc/mailname
> mydestination = IP of the E-Mail server,localhost
> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
> mailbox_size_limit = 10
> recipient_delimiter = +
> default_destination_concurrency_limit = 100
> relayhost = IP of the E-Mail Server
> empty_address_recipient = My E-Mail
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> As you can see i have an relay host.
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> Please help me i am realy desperately.
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> Best Regards
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> Von: "oglumavd at gmail.com" <oglumavd at gmail.com>
> An: 'michael schnatterer' <michael6at at yahoo.de>; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Gesendet: 9:12 Mittwoch, 16.November 2011 
> Betreff: RE: [rancid] Rancid and Postfix
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> Any changes on email server or aliases?   
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> Are you using relayhost, check vi /etc/postfix/main.cf and make sure admins are not blocking smtp-relay.
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> From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of michael schnatterer
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 2:19 AM
> To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Subject: [rancid] Rancid and Postfix
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> Hey every body,
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> I have a maybe simple problem.
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> I have installed an configured Rancid 1 year ago, everything runs fine and Rancid backups every config change.
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> Now i would configure Rancid to send E-Mails with postfix.
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> I installed postfix and configure it. With telnet localhost 25 i could send E-Mails maually.
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> But now i have to configure aliases but i don't understand it. I have installed and configured Rancid like in this Tutorial. http://openmaniak.com/rancid_tutorial.php
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> Please help me to define Aliases i hav tried it with:
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> rancid-Grp Name: MY EMAIL ADDRESS
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> rancid-admin-GrpName: MY EMAIL ADDRESS
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> But nothing happens.
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> I hope somebody could help me
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> THANKS !
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> Best Regards
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