 | | | /etc/aliases forwarding to wrong user | /etc/aliases forwarding to wrong user 2003-06-20 - By Dave Reed
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On Friday 20 June 2003 09:34, Tom Rymes wrote:
> Hi folks, new to the list, so let me know if I should post to a
> different forum....
>
> I have a RedHat 8.0 server running Sendmail. I am trying to forward
> mail addressed to local users and am having no luck.
>
> If I create a .forward file in the users' home directories, nothing
> happens, all mail is still delivered locally. If I create an alias in
> /etc/aliases, I have a different problem. Basically, I put a line in
> /etc/aliases as follows:
>
> localuser: user1@(protected)
>
> The problem is that if I send mail to localuser@(protected) it
is
> forwarded to the local user user1, not to user1@(protected)
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Tom
Did you run "newaliases" (as root) after editing /etc/aliases?
Dave
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