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Solution Type Technical Instruction Sure Solution 1353507.1 : Enable outbound Sendmail on Linux
While outbound e-mail is normally handled via the internal DB e-mail service, sometimes a customer needs the ability to send e-mail at the OS level independent of the DB. In this Document
Created from <SR 3-4344352941> Applies to:Exadata Database Machine V2 - Version Not Applicable and laterOracle Exadata Hardware - Version 11.2.0.1 and later Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software - Version 11.2.1.2.0 and later Information in this document applies to any platform. GoalConfigure a minimal Sendmail configuration allowing the user to send e-mail from the OS/scripts independent of the SMTP services built into the Oracle Database. FixHere are the steps for a minimal SMTP relay config using sendmail:
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1. Configure your smtp-server
(this requires that you have the package sendmail-cf installed)
1.1. changes to /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
Uncomment the definition SMART_HOST and add the correspondign FEATURE to it:
define(`SMART_HOST', `your-smtp-server')
FEATURE(authinfo)dnl
Note: Please note, that these are "oriented" quotes.
Also- you can replace `your-smtp-server' with your company's Exchange server, or whatever you use internally: `servername.domain.com'
1.2. Create the new sendmail.cf
Stop sendmail by issuing the command /sbin/service sendmail stop and log on as root to issue this command:
m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
1.3. Define the account information for connecting to the smtp-server
Edit/create /etc/mail/authinfo and add the following line:
AuthInfo:<your-smtp-server> "U:<your-smtp-user>" "P:<your-smtp-password>" "M:DIGEST-MD5"
Note:The M: may vary depending on the capabilities of the smtp-server (e.g. CRAM-MD5, PLAIN).
Create authinfo.db:
makemap hash /etc/mail/authinfo < /etc/mail/authinfo
and finally restart sendmail:
/sbin/service sendmail restart
1.4. Test your settings
Issue following commands and check the trace for verifying the delivery path:
For local server delivery: /usr/sbin/sendmail -bv root@localhost
For external delivery: /usr/sbin/sendmail -bv <your-mail>@<your-domain>
For troubleshooting you should check the mail-log: /var/log/maillog
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