1 Topic by hifall (edited by hifall 2019-06-29 14:29:06)

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Topic: Why does postfix keep sending mail to root@mx.domain.com?

==== REQUIRED BASIC INFO OF YOUR IREDMAIL SERVER ====
- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release):
0.9.7
- Deployed with iRedMail Easy or the downloadable installer?
Downloadable
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version:
Ubuntu 16.04
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL):
MySQL
- Web server (Apache or Nginx):
Apache
- Manage mail accounts with iRedAdmin-Pro?
No
- [IMPORTANT] Related original log or error message is required if you're experiencing an issue.
====

I am seeing in syslog a lot of messages about postfix sending mail to the root:

mx postfix/pipe[11931]: 6FAB75F24B: to=<root@mx.domain.com>

This happens many times in a day. Why is postfix doing this? Can I turn it off since I am only interested in external mail?

Thanks!

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2 Reply by ZhangHuangbin

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Re: Why does postfix keep sending mail to root@mx.domain.com?

Seems some Postfix pipe transport generates output while running, you need to check your custom transports defined in /etc/postfix/master.cf.