RE: [cobalt-users] Questions on aliasing and change of time on reboot...

["Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hello there:
> 
> I have a couple questions...
> 
> I would like to know if anyone has successfully added an 
> alias to multiple actual users on a cobalt Raq, I.E.  alias 
> sales@xxxxxxxxxx to user1@xxxxxxxxxx, user2@xxxxxxxxxx,  
> user3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Also my Raq 3 seems to advance the time by more than one 
> month whenever I have to reboot the unit, has anyone else 
> experienced this.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> 
> 
> Jay

Hi Jay,

To do the multiple aliases you need to do a little with the admin
interface and a little with our friend telnet (although, you don't use
that do you, you use ssh of course. Why isn't it on a raq by standard I
wonder??.. Anyways....)

First in the admin interface, go to the user that you are making the
email settings for (So in your example, sales@xxxxxxxxxx so the user we
edit is the one with the sales alias)
In the forward email to box put in a unique name (i.e. make it up) such
as saleslink229 (the number makes absolutely sure its not already in
use).

Then ssh in and edit /etc/aliases and type at the very bottom of the
list:
saleslink229:
user1@xxxxxxxxxx,user2@xxxxxxxxxx,user3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


(Note, the spacing after the colon is a tab)
Save the file, and then back at the telnet prompt type in:
newaliases
Which reloads the file, you should then stop/restart sendmail just to
make sure:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail stop
Wait a min....
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start

Now test it, by typing:
sendmail -bv sales@xxxxxxxxxx
It should list all the recipients for the email (You might need to
change domain.com to www.domain.com in the sendmail test since RAQs like
that)


Hopefully that gets you going on that, if not post back and I'll take
you through it more thoroughly.

As for time changes, check in the server management system > control
panel > time
Make sure time-zones are set correctly, and that an ntp server address
is specified, that could be your problem.


Regards,
Andy Brown
andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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