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I have a server which is configured as a postfix MTA and on which runs also a munin node. In /etc/aliases I have add:

root:    hostmaster@my.domain

in the main.cf of postfix is configured:

mydomain = my.domain
myorigin = $mydomain
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
relay_domains = my.domain
append_at_myorigin = no
...

After each change of aliases or postfix configuration files I have called newaliases or postmap <cfgfile> and restart postfix.

Each time if munin will send a (error) email I get this in the maillog file:

Dec 22 16:45:19 myserver postfix/pickup[21509]: 5CFBA2011E0: uid=995  rom=<munin>
Dec 22 16:45:19 myserver postfix/cleanup[22094]: 5CFBA2011E0: 
    message-id=<20151222154519.5CFBA2011E0@my.domain>
Dec 22 16:45:19 myserver postfix/qmgr[21510]: 5CFBA2011E0: from=<munin>, size=999, nrcpt=1 
    (queue active)
Dec 22 16:45:20 myserver postfix/smtp[22099]: 5CFBA2011E0: to=<root@my.domain>, 
    orig_to=<root>, relay=internal.my.domain[XXX.182.189.136]:25, delay=4.2, 
    delays=3/0.01/1.1/0.09, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (host 
    internal.my.domain[XXX.182.189.136] said: 550 5.1.1 <root@my.domain>: Recipient address 
    rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table (in reply to RCPT TO command))
Dec 22 16:45:20 myserver postfix/cleanup[22094]: A98B72012D2: 
    message-id=<20151222154520.A98B72012D2@my.domain>
Dec 22 16:45:20 myserver postfix/bounce[22100]: 5CFBA2011E0: sender non-delivery 
    notification: A98B72012D2

Don't understand why "root" (orig_to) was not replaced with "hostmaster@my.domain" like it was specified in the aliases file. Seems postfix append the myorigin value to "root". Not sure why because I have also specified append_at_myorigin = no.

Whats going on here? I want to replace the "root" address with "hostmaster@my.domain". How can I do that?

Steffen
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2 Answers2

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In my case I want to use /etc/aliases (because some packages uses it so you have to verify changes and replicate to /etc/postfix/virtual

The problem why it doesn't work is in myorigin. If you set myorigin, all mails sent to root, nobody and other locals are changed automagicaly into root@myorigin

in my case: /etc/aliases:

nobody:   root
root: admin@example.com

/etc/mailname:

myhost.example.com

/etc/postfix/main.cf:

myorigin = /etc/mailname
myhostname = othername.example.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
mydestination = othername, localhost.localdomain, localhost

In this case all mails sent to nobody are changed into nobody@myhost.example.com (because of myorigin) and then sent out somewhere.

I have to change mydestination:

mydestination = myhost.example.com, othername, localhost.localdomain, localhost

and now mail sent to nobody is redirected to root, which changes into nobody@myhost.example.com, but because it is in mydestination it looks into aliases and changed into root@myhost.example.com, but because it is in mydestination it looks into aliases, and redirected into admin@example.com, which isn't in mydestination and it is sent where it should be sent ;D

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SledgehammerPL
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    This is a better answer than the accepted one. Another example where local delivery works is shown here: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/taking-e-mail-back-part-2-arming-your-server-with-postfix-dovecot/2/ – Y2i Jan 30 '19 at 07:34
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    This is in fact a *way* better answer in the sense that it is getting to a solution that is using the de-facto standard /etc/aliases instead of diverging to the postfix-only /etc/postfix/virtual file. – he1ix Oct 27 '20 at 22:45
  • setting correct value into `/etc/mailname` is what fixed a problem for me. I had `domain.local`, but had to change to `hostname.domain.local` – Alex Apr 15 '22 at 14:59
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Not sure about what "my.domain" is exactly, but aliases are only used for local deliveries.

Instead, you probably want to use the virtual maps.

As root (or sudo)

In /etc/postfix/virtual (or where virtual is)

root    hostmaster@my.domain

In main.cf

virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

or (modern versions of postfix)

virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

after the virtual map has been modified

# postmap /etc/postfix/virtual
# postfix reload

Beware that all mail for "root" will be redirected to "hostmaster@my.domain".

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