Re: [cobalt-users] virtualusers

[Michael Hoennig <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard - and everybody else,

> Can anyone give me a brief summary of what the virtualusers file 
> is used for. Also how to re-create the virtualusers.db
> I just ordered the sendmail book but it won't arrive in time to 
> solve my problems.

it contains a description where to send mails, i.e. (with some stuff
from the default Cobalt setup):

tiger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx		tiger
sends all mails to the user "tiger" at www.domain.tld to a local user
with the same name.

@www.domain.tld		admin
sends all mails to unassigned users at www.domain.tld to the local user
"admin".

ted@xxxxxxxxxx		ted.todd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
forwards all mails to user ted at domain.tld to an external email
account.

@domain.tld	%1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
forwards all mails to the same user at www.domain.tld.

Got the system? There are some more possibilities, check sendmail
manual.

You can build the new table by ("#" is root-prompt):

# cd /etc
# /usr/bin/makemap hash virtusertable < virtusertable

AFAIK there is really not ".db" at the first "virtusertable", it get´s
added automatically. I did that yeserday ant it worked. Please backup
both files before you make changes.

Bye
	Michael

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