[GH-ISSUE #1238] postfix's main.cf should have an entry for $mydestination #1006

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opened 2026-02-27 11:14:42 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:14:42 +03:00

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Originally created by @TonyBostonTB on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/1238

Impacted versions

Modoboa: 1.9.0
installer used: Yes
Webserver: Nginx

Steps to reproduce

Install everything via installer.
$EDITOR /etc/aliases | change root mail
$ newaliases

Current behavior

postfix doesn't use /etc/aliases.db

Expected behavior

postfix now uses the just set root mail

One has to change /etc/postfix/main.cf to have the following
$mydestination = $myhostname

Originally created by @TonyBostonTB on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/1238 # Impacted versions * Modoboa: 1.9.0 * installer used: Yes * Webserver: Nginx # Steps to reproduce - Install everything via installer. - $EDITOR /etc/aliases | change root mail - $ newaliases # Current behavior - postfix doesn't use /etc/aliases.db # Expected behavior - postfix now uses the just set root mail One has to change /etc/postfix/main.cf to have the following $mydestination = $myhostname

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:14:43 +03:00

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2017):

This is intentional. Instead, I'd like to setup a default domain in Modoboa corresponding to the hostname with an administrator and a catchall alias to receive all emails sent by daemon programs. What do you think?

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2017): This is intentional. Instead, I'd like to setup a default domain in Modoboa corresponding to the hostname with an administrator and a catchall alias to receive all emails sent by daemon programs. What do you think?

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:14:43 +03:00

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@paulchabotca commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2017):

This is great, but currently as it stands, message ids look like this.
Message-ID: 20171002090039.1244.83116@localhost.localdomain

@paulchabotca commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2017): This is great, but currently as it stands, message ids look like this. Message-ID: <20171002090039.1244.83116@localhost.localdomain>

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:14:43 +03:00

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@tuxis-ie commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2017):

I think on a Linux machine, people are used to redirect root to a specific address. Having to install the localdomain into modoboa and create a forward there seems inefficient.

@tuxis-ie commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2017): I think on a Linux machine, people are used to redirect root to a specific address. Having to install the localdomain into modoboa and create a forward there seems inefficient.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:14:43 +03:00

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2017):

Changed (github.com/modoboa/modoboa-installer@111cb83b07).

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2017): Changed (https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa-installer/commit/111cb83b07270032a928425009522d94b0c82b88).

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 11:20:49 +03:00

[PR #1006] [MERGED] Allow local addresses for forward definition. #2086