[SOLVED] Add an alias file

[ivieweb]

Hello,

I have installed Zimbra Release 6.0.1_GA_1816.DEBIAN5_64 DEBIAN5_64 FOSS edition. I need to add an extra alias file to the postfix configuration. I modified the /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/main.cf file with this:

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:/etc/mail/sympa_aliases

And after that I run the command:

# /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/newaliases

But, now the mail service is not working because of:

Jan 4 14:34:43 estafeta1 postfix/smtpd[16471]: fatal: open database /etc/mail/sympa_aliases.db: No such file or directory

The .db file is not created by the newaliases command. How can I create the .db file?

Thanks.

[jummo]

Run

/opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postmap /etc/mail/sympa_aliases

as root.

[ivieweb]

I run this command and I generate the sympa_aliases.db file. But I get warnings. For example, in the sympa_aliases file there is a line with the following text:

sympa: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue sympa@ivie.es"

and the previous command gives this warning:

postmap: warning: /etc/mail/sympa_aliases, line 1: record is in "key: value" format; is this an alias file?

The problem is when I send a mail to sympa@ivie.es, that is the domain of this server, or sympa@estafeta1.ivie.es, that is the server's name, I receive an automatic response message that says that the user doesn't exist.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

[jummo]

Sorry, you have to use postalias instead of postmap

[ivieweb]

Originally Posted by jummo

Sorry, you have to use postalias instead of postmap

Ok, this solves the problem of the warning, but it cotinues failing because of it doesn't recognize the user. I get the automatic response message saying that the user doesn't exist.

Thanks.

[uxbod]

Add Alias To Script - Zimbra :: Wiki

[ivieweb]

Finally, I solved the problem using the advices in this page that it's accesible from the above link.

Thanks all.