Re: HELP: root can't get mail.....
qmail will not deliver mail to the root account, following the instructions from the INSTALL file you need to setup a file in the ~alias directory called .qmail-root, either an empty file, which will save mail in the ~alias account, or file containing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to forward root mail to someone else. Justin On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 05:33:57PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: # Hello, # # strange thing: as it seems root can't get mail: # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.461259 info msg 4064: bytes 501 from # [EMAIL PROTECTED] qp 10976 uid 0 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555195 starting delivery 18439: msg 4064 # t o local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555313 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621024 delivery 18439: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621160 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662618 bounce msg 4064 qp 10979 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662926 end msg 4064 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663387 new msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663611 info msg 4361: bytes 1066 from # qp 10979 uid 72 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721585 starting delivery 18440: msg 4361 # to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721742 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725045 delivery 18440: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725411 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.786842 bounce msg 4361 qp 10981 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787024 end msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787440 new msg 4064 # # what did i do wrong? this lines are filling the logs and explode /var. # # ciao # bboett # == # acount at earthling net # http://erm6.u-strasbg.fr/~bboett # === # Unsolicited commercial email is NOT welcome at this email address # To contact me replace acount by bboett in above addresses # -- /- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -\ |Justin Bell NIC:JB3084| Time and rules are changing. | |Pearson| Attention span is quickening.| |Developer | Welcome to the Information Age. | \ http://www.superlibrary.com/people/justin/ --/
Re: HELP: root can't get mail.....
At 08:39 AM 5/19/99 -0500, Justin Bell wrote: qmail will not deliver mail to the root account, following the instructions from the INSTALL file you need to setup a file in the ~alias directory called .qmail-root, either an empty file, which will save mail in the ~alias account, or file containing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to forward root mail to someone else. Justin On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 05:33:57PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: # Hello, # # strange thing: as it seems root can't get mail: # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.461259 info msg 4064: bytes 501 from # [EMAIL PROTECTED] qp 10976 uid 0 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555195 starting delivery 18439: msg 4064 # t o local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555313 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621024 delivery 18439: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621160 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662618 bounce msg 4064 qp 10979 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662926 end msg 4064 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663387 new msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663611 info msg 4361: bytes 1066 from # qp 10979 uid 72 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721585 starting delivery 18440: msg 4361 # to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721742 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725045 delivery 18440: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725411 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.786842 bounce msg 4361 qp 10981 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787024 end msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787440 new msg 4064 # # what did i do wrong? this lines are filling the logs and explode /var. # # ciao # bboett You know, I never did understand why everyone says Qmail does not allow you to receive email as root because I have it set up to do just that. I had the exact same problem, and resolved it by setting up a root email account. Coincidentally I can read the messages to see if there is anything truly wrong. Regards, Julian L.C. Brown // Interware Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.interware.net http://www.domainonhold.com -- Register your domain name for free!
Re: HELP: root can't get mail.....
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Julian L.C. Brown wrote: At 08:39 AM 5/19/99 -0500, Justin Bell wrote: qmail will not deliver mail to the root account, following the instructions from the INSTALL file you need to setup a file in the ~alias directory called .qmail-root, either an empty file, which will save mail in the ~alias account, or file containing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to forward root mail to someone else. Justin On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 05:33:57PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: # Hello, # # strange thing: as it seems root can't get mail: # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.461259 info msg 4064: bytes 501 from # [EMAIL PROTECTED] qp 10976 uid 0 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555195 starting delivery 18439: msg 4064 # t o local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555313 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621024 delivery 18439: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621160 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662618 bounce msg 4064 qp 10979 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662926 end msg 4064 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663387 new msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663611 info msg 4361: bytes 1066 from # qp 10979 uid 72 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721585 starting delivery 18440: msg 4361 # to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721742 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725045 delivery 18440: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725411 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.786842 bounce msg 4361 qp 10981 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787024 end msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787440 new msg 4064 # # what did i do wrong? this lines are filling the logs and explode /var. # # ciao # bboett You know, I never did understand why everyone says Qmail does not allow you to receive email as root because I have it set up to do just that. I had the exact same problem, and resolved it by setting up a root email account. Coincidentally I can read the messages to see if there is anything truly wrong. Delivering email to ~root/Mailbox or ~root/Maildir would require having qmail-local run as root to deliver the mail, which is a security risk. -Dustin
Re: HELP: root can't get mail.....
"Julian L.C. Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, I never did understand why everyone says Qmail does not allow you to receive email as root because I have it set up to do just that. What they mean is that qmail never delivers mail *as* root. I.e., qmail-local never runs as root. Sure, you can have some other user (e.g., "alias") deliver to a mailbox called "root" (but owned by "alias"), but that's not the same as delivering mail to root, as root, because you can't have a .qmail file that runs with root privileges. From INSTALL.alias: * root. Under qmail, root never receives mail. Your system may generate mail messages to root every night; if you don't have an alias for root, those messages will bounce. (They'll end up double-bouncing to the postmaster.) Set up an alias for root in ~alias/.qmail-root. .qmail files are similar to .forward files, but beware that they are strictly line-oriented---see dot-qmail.0 for details. -Dave
RE: HELP: root can't get mail.....
I solved this by having just my username in the .qmail-root file in the /var/qmail/alias directory. That is I use "dan" rather than "./Maildir/" or even "/home/dan/Maildir/" to receive emails sent to root. Now any cron notices or other emails sent to root are automatically deposited to my personal user account and I can easily retrieve them from remote locations. Cheers, DAN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dustin Marquess Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:22 AM To: Julian L.C. Brown Cc: qmail mailing list Subject: Re: HELP: root can't get mail. On Wed, 19 May 1999, Julian L.C. Brown wrote: At 08:39 AM 5/19/99 -0500, Justin Bell wrote: qmail will not deliver mail to the root account, following the instructions from the INSTALL file you need to setup a file in the ~alias directory called .qmail-root, either an empty file, which will save mail in the ~alias account, or file containing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to forward root mail to someone else. Justin On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 05:33:57PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: # Hello, # # strange thing: as it seems root can't get mail: # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.461259 info msg 4064: bytes 501 from # [EMAIL PROTECTED] qp 10976 uid 0 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555195 starting delivery 18439: msg 4064 # t o local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.555313 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621024 delivery 18439: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.621160 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662618 bounce msg 4064 qp 10979 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.662926 end msg 4064 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663387 new msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.663611 info msg 4361: bytes 1066 from # qp 10979 uid 72 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721585 starting delivery 18440: msg 4361 # to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.721742 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725045 delivery 18440: failure: # Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.725411 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.786842 bounce msg 4361 qp 10981 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787024 end msg 4361 # May 16 06:51:43 erm1 qmail: 926830303.787440 new msg 4064 # # what did i do wrong? this lines are filling the logs and explode /var. # # ciao # bboett You know, I never did understand why everyone says Qmail does not allow you to receive email as root because I have it set up to do just that. I had the exact same problem, and resolved it by setting up a root email account. Coincidentally I can read the messages to see if there is anything truly wrong. Delivering email to ~root/Mailbox or ~root/Maildir would require having qmail-local run as root to deliver the mail, which is a security risk. -Dustin
