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Managing sendmail Services in Oracle® Solaris 11.4

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Updated: November 2020
 
 

How to Disable .forward Files

This procedure prevents automated forwarding by disabling the .forward file for a particular host.

  1. Become an administrator.

    For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.4.

  2. Make a copy of /etc/mail/cf/domain/solaris-generic.m4 or your site-specific domain m4 file.
    # cd /etc/mail/cf/domain
    # cp solaris-generic.m4 filename.m4
  3. Add the following line to the file that you just created.
    define(`confFORWARD_PATH',`')dnl

    If a value for confFORWARD_PATH already exists in the m4 file, replace the value with this null value.

  4. Build and install a new configuration file.

    For more information, see How to Build a New sendmail.cf File.


    Note -  When you edit the .mc file, change DOMAIN(`solaris-generic') to DOMAIN(`filename').