Bug#301559: exim4-config: does not properly root localhost.localdomain (standard debian alias)

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:48:51 +0100

Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.50-4
Severity: important

In debian localhost.localdomain is always defined as another
localhost alias. So much that nagios use it by default. 

17:04:49 1DFDmL-0000Qu-Tk <= nagios@argos.server.maison U=nagios P=local S=486
17:04:49 1DFDmL-0000R0-V2 <= nagios@argos.server.maison U=nagios P=local S=537
17:04:50 1DFDmL-0000Qu-Tk => pagenagios-admin@localhost.localdomain R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost H=smtp.wanadoo.fr [193.252.22.72]
17:04:50 1DFDmL-0000Qu-Tk Completed
17:04:50 1DFDmL-0000R0-V2 => nagios-admin@localhost.localdomain R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost H=smtp.wanadoo.fr
[193.252.22.74]

How joy !

Well a skillfull nagios user is supposed to be knowledgeable
enough to configure his email server by hand and know all the
twists and wistell but i have trusted the configurator without
checking (well until now)... shame on me.

I have not done proper extend research before reporting this bug
so please close or reassign this bug as if this is a gray area.
(no wishlist please, i don't wish a new feature, only that my
nagios mail don't end up on the internet :)

It could also be a local problem as my hosts had:
127.0.0.1       localhost
instead of:
127.0.0.1       localhost localhost.localdomain
a day ago (another error on my side). Maybe this broke initial
exim4 setup ...

Regards
Alban

-- Package-specific info:
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 02-Mar-2005 07:41:23
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December  3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
# /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'

dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
dc_other_hostnames='localhost.localdomain'
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_readhost='wanadoo.fr'
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_minimaldns='false'
dc_relay_nets=''
dc_smarthost='smtp.wanadoo.fr'
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_split_config='false'
dc_hide_mailname='true'
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
mailname:argos.server.maison

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-rc5
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

Versions of packages exim4-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.63             Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.4.46           Debian configuration management sy
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-31sarge1 change and administer password and

-- debconf information:
* exim4/dc_smarthost: smtp.wanadoo.fr
* exim4/dc_relay_domains:
  exim4/exim3_upgrade: true
* exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype: mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail
* exim4/dc_readhost: wanadoo.fr
* exim4/dc_relay_nets:
* exim4/mailname: argos.server.maison
* exim4/dc_local_interfaces: 127.0.0.1
* exim4/dc_other_hostnames: localhost.localdomain
  exim4/no_config: true
  exim4/dc_postmaster:
  exim4/exim4-config-title:
  exim4/dc_noalias_regenerate: false
* exim4/dc_minimaldns: false
* exim4/hide_mailname: true
* exim4/use_split_config: false