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Deem3n
Asked: 2009-10-24 01:10:15 +0800 CST

send email as root in Debian

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I have a problem while sending email as root from Debian machine. In exim panic log appears message:

2009-10-23 10:56:24 1N1Fwd-0001v5-Kh User 0 set for my_local_delivery_transport transport is on the fixed_never_users list

I've added to /etc/aliases:

root: [email protected]

But problem still persist.

Have somebody faced with type of issue?

[solved]

a) It works with sudo:

sudo -u user mail -s test [email protected]

b) It works with aliases (I forgot to issue newaliases command, thanks blank3)

debian

2 Answers

  1. Due to security concerns Exim4 will not send mail as root by default Search your config for "fixed_never_users" and remove root from the list or su/sudo to a non-privileged user when sending mail.

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  2. Best Answer

    Could you use su or sudo to send the mail as another user?

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