[rancid] issues with email delivery
Delmiro Campelo
delmiroc at gmail.com
Tue Jun 9 12:52:53 UTC 2015
sure, here it is.
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch1_:_Network_Backups_With_Rancid#.VXbhXEanFjZ
Thanks,
Delmiro
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Hussein, Sazzad <ete.sabuj at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Hello Delmiro,*
>
> Would you like to share the thred you used to install Rancid?
> Because i had installed 2.x.x version & i would rather try to install
> 3.x.x version to test for the last time.
>
> Looking forward for your response!
> Thanks in advance!
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Hussein, Sazzad <ete.sabuj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Delmiro,
>>
>> I will test it & let you know!
>> On 8 Jun 2015 15:15, "Delmiro Campelo" <delmiroc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I believe the issue that I was having with postfix was because i had
>>> configured relayhost= in main.cf.
>>>
>>> Here is the postfix config which is working with rancid fine right now.
>>> # cat /etc/postfix/main.cf | grep -v ^#
>>> queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
>>> command_directory = /usr/sbin
>>> daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
>>> data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
>>> mail_owner = postfix
>>> myhostname = vm-rancid.myrealdomain.net
>>> mydomain = myrealdomain.net
>>> myorigin = $myhostname
>>> inet_interfaces = localhost
>>> inet_protocols = all
>>> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
>>> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
>>> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
>>> debug_peer_level = 2
>>> debugger_command =
>>> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
>>> ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
>>> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
>>> newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
>>> mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
>>> setgid_group = postdrop
>>> html_directory = no
>>> manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
>>> sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.10.1/samples
>>> readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.10.1/README_FILES
>>> smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic
>>>
>>>
>>> I also wanted to change the way the email addresses appeared when email
>>> was delivered from this box, I just this article and worked like a charm.
>>>
>>> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-postfix-masquerade-change-email-mail-address.html
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Delmiro
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Hussein, Sazzad <ete.sabuj at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> *Hi Demiro,*
>>>>
>>>> I was experiencing same problem as you were.
>>>> Could you please share the document which you are following for
>>>> integrating rancid?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 07/06/2015 18:36, Delmiro Campelo wrote:
>>>>> > Hi Alan, and thank you for helping with this. I was able to get it
>>>>> > working again by uninstalling postfix and reinstalling it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Drastic method. You likely "fixed" the problem by causing newaliases to
>>>>> be run.
>>>>>
>>>>> > One more
>>>>> > question, how does rancid find mail server to send the email to ? is
>>>>> it
>>>>> > based on MX record for the email address specified in the aliases?
>>>>>
>>>>> That is not a rancid question. It is 100% an email question.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seeing as it's coming up often nowadays, I'll answer it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rancid does not find any mail server at all. It composes the mail and
>>>>> hands it over to the local MTA (mail transfer agent) which in your case
>>>>> is Postfix. Rancid's job is to compose a mail, Postfix's job is to get
>>>>> that mail delivered.
>>>>>
>>>>> Postfix looks up the MX records of the *domain* in each mail address,
>>>>> and tries to deliver the mails to each server in that list in turn
>>>>> using
>>>>> SMTP. How it does this is fully described in many quality articles on
>>>>> the internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.postfix.org has excellent documentation on all aspects of
>>>>> SMTP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thanks again,
>>>>> > Delmiro
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 2:53 AM, Alan McKinnon <
>>>>> alan.mckinnon at gmail.com
>>>>> > <mailto:alan.mckinnon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 07/06/2015 03:28, Delmiro Campelo wrote:
>>>>> > > Hello guys,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I'm hoping that you can give me some ideas here. I'm in the
>>>>> process of
>>>>> > > installing rancid and I thought I had it working but for some
>>>>> > reason my
>>>>> > > emails are sent to the wrong email address,
>>>>> > > rancid-networking at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net>> is not valid and not
>>>>> what I
>>>>> > > have specified in my aliases, I'm stuck on this :( how can I
>>>>> fix
>>>>> > it ? i
>>>>> > > need them to go to myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net> <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net>>.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I'm used this article as the guide to help me set it up
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >
>>>>> http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch1_:_Network_Backups_With_Rancid#.VXNW70anFjY
>>>>> ,
>>>>> > > please see below, and thank you for any help you can provide.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >
>>>>> **************************************************************************
>>>>> > > rancid.conf file:
>>>>> > > #
>>>>> > > LIST_OF_GROUPS="networking"
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Aliases file:
>>>>> > > /etc/aliases
>>>>> > > # Rancid email addresses
>>>>> > > #
>>>>> > > rancid-networking: myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> >>
>>>>> > > rancid-admin-networking: myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net <mailto:myemail at realdomain.net
>>>>> >>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > PostFix log below:
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:17 vm-rancid postfix/qmgr[2246]: 400828034349:
>>>>> removed
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:35 vm-rancid postfix/pickup[2245]: 0464D8034349:
>>>>> uid=1001
>>>>> > > from=<rancid>
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:35 vm-rancid postfix/cleanup[2302]: 0464D8034349:
>>>>> > > message-id=<
>>>>> 20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net>>>
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:35 vm-rancid postfix/qmgr[2246]: 0464D8034349:
>>>>> > > from=<rancid at realdomain.net <mailto:rancid at realdomain.net>
>>>>> > <mailto:rancid at realdomain.net <mailto:rancid at realdomain.net>>>,
>>>>> > size=2360,
>>>>> > > nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:35 vm-rancid postfix/smtp[2309]: 0464D8034349:
>>>>> > > to=<rancid-networking at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:rancid-networking at realdomain.net>>>,
>>>>> > orig_to=<rancid-networking>,
>>>>> > > relay=mail.realdomain.net <http://mail.realdomain.net>
>>>>> > <http://mail.realdomain.net>[10.2.11.22]:25,
>>>>> > > delay=0.32, delays=0.01/0/0.01/0.3, dsn=2.6.0, status=sent
>>>>> (250 2.6.0
>>>>> > > <20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net>
>>>>> > > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net
>>>>> > <mailto:20150607010035.0464D8034349 at vm-rancid.realdomain.net>>>
>>>>> > > [InternalId=7366618] Queued mail for delivery)
>>>>> > > Jun 6 20:00:35 vm-rancid postfix/qmgr[2246]: 0464D8034349:
>>>>> removed
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > That howto looks like something from Joe Random Blogger. It's
>>>>> suspect.
>>>>> > It also references rancid 2.3.2, which is ancient.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Current version is 3.2, and the first problem you are going to
>>>>> run into
>>>>> > is the change in format of router.db
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Don't use that howto.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Install rancid using any normal method (rpm, yum, tarball - the
>>>>> method
>>>>> > does not matter) and then follow the text files supplied by
>>>>> rancid
>>>>> > itself.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Have you run newaliases since editing /etc/aliases?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Alan McKinnon
>>>>> > alan.mckinnon at gmail.com <mailto:alan.mckinnon at gmail.com>
>>>>> >
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>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Alan McKinnon
>>>>> alan.mckinnon at gmail.com
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> --*Sazzad Hussein*www.sazzad-hussein.branded.me | ete.sabuj at gmail.com
>>>> Hermann-Ehlers Str. 2, 49082 Osnabrück, Deutschland
>>>> Mobile number: 4915214010461
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>
> --
>
> --*Sazzad Hussein*www.sazzad-hussein.branded.me | ete.sabuj at gmail.com
> Hermann-Ehlers Str. 2, 49082 Osnabrück, Deutschland
> Mobile number: 4915214010461
>
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