Use:

 makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable.db < /etc/mail/virtusertable

instead of

 makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable < /etc/mail/virtusertable

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gkrueger" <gkrueger at cleosci.com>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Sendmail (was: Prestidigitators of Procmail)


> >
> >
> >With sendmail, you must 'enable' the virtusertable when building yur
> >sendmail.cf file, and you must run 'makemap hash virtusertable <
> >virtusertable' after editing the virtusertable. If you're using a
> >default .cf file, likely the latter is all you need. Not sure what you
> >mean by "ran the make" on it..
> >
> >-mj
> >
> >
> >
> Hmmm... I still must be screwing something up.  I've verified that the
> FEATURE line is in sendmail.mc to enable the user of virtual user tables
>
> FEATURE(`virtusertable', `hash  -o  /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
>
> I rebuilt sendmail.cf just in case using the line:
> m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf  Then I restarted
sendmail.
>
> My virtual user files has five users in it, format of:
> fred at bozo.com      fred
> barney at bozo.com  barney
> wilma at bozo.com   wilma
> betty at bozo.com     betty
> @bozo.com              dino
>
> The virtusertable was rebuilt (before restarting sendmail) with the line:
> makemap   hash   /etc/mail/virtusertable  <  /etc/mail/virtusertable
>
> I then went to a yahoo account and sent email to fred at bozo.com, and
> (back at bozo) ran:
> fetchmail
>
> The mail was, once again, picked up and deposited in the bozo.com root's
> email account rather than fred's.  Now, fred can send the email to the
> yahoo account without any trouble, and it's masquerading just fine as
> "fred at bozo.com" when it comes through to yahoo...
>
> I don't understand what I'm missing.  If anyone has anymore ideas, I'll
> gladly take 'em :)  Thanks!
>
> Garrett
>
>
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