IJ27613: WITH NO MTA, ALIAS RESOLUTION USING SUBMIT.CF DOES NOT WORK APPLIES TO AIX 7200-04

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 1. Make sure MTA and MSP processes are
  not running:
  
  # ps -ef | grep -i mail
  
  2.Create/update /etc/mail/aliases file
  to add an alias.  Example:
  
  rdt: rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  
  3.Create/recompile aliases.db file:
  # newaliases
  or
  # /usr/sbin/sendmail -bi
  
  4. Set up a relay server.
  
  5. Edit /etc/mail/submit.cf to send mail
  through relay server and save the changes.
  
  D{MTAHost}[relay server IP address or hostname]
  
  DS<relay server IP address or hostname>
  
  6. Run mail command.  Example:
  
  date | mail -v -s "testing alias" <alias ex:rdt>
  
  Output doesn't show recipient alias
  getting resolved as below:
  
  rdt... aliased to rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  .....
  
  and mail doesn't get delivered to
  recipient ex:rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  

Local fix

• 1. Rename submit.cf.
  
  2. Add the relay server to the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
  DS<relay server IP address or hostname>
  
  3. Run mail command:
  example:
  date | mail -v -s "testing alias" <alias ex:rdt>
  
  
  3. Alias should be resolved and mail delivered to the
  recipient.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the 7200-04 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.2.4.0      7.2.4.3      bos.adt.include
  * 7.2.4.0      7.2.4.3      bos.net.tcp.sendmail
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  * 1. Make sure MTA and MSP processes are
  * not running:
  * # ps -ef | grep -i mail
  * 2.Create/update /etc/mail/aliases file
  * to add an alias.  Example:
  * rdt: rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  * 3.Create/recompile aliases.db file:
  * # newaliases
  * or
  * # /usr/sbin/sendmail -bi
  * 4. Set up a relay server.
  * 5. Edit /etc/mail/submit.cf to send mail
  * through relay server and save the changes.
  * D{MTAHost} relay server IP address or hostname
  * DS<relay server IP address or hostname>
  * 6. Run mail command.  Example:
  * date | mail -v -s "testing alias" <alias ex:rdt>
  * Output doesn't show recipient alias
  * getting resolved as below:
  * rdt... aliased to rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  * .....
  * and mail doesn't get delivered to
  * recipient ex:rtenjarl@us.ibm.com
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ27613.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• default alias flag is set, As it is done in sendmail.cf
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  424AC6Ÿ IJ28743 IJ29604

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.2

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD200

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY U888066

     UP21/06/23 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U888066 bos.rte 7.2.4.2