Difference between revisions of "Gmail As Relay On Ubuntu"
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To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.<br> | To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.<br> | ||
| − | + | Install postfix and remove sendmail: <br> | |
{{Code|sudo apt-get -y postfix mailutils | {{Code|sudo apt-get -y postfix mailutils | ||
sudo apt-get -y remove sendmail}} | sudo apt-get -y remove sendmail}} | ||
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'''NOTE:''' During install of postfix, a popup box may display. If it does, select '''''Internet''''' and then '''OK'''. | '''NOTE:''' During install of postfix, a popup box may display. If it does, select '''''Internet''''' and then '''OK'''. | ||
| − | + | Execute the following to update /etc/postfix/main.cf: | |
{{Code|sudo postconf -e 'relayhost<nowiki>=</nowiki>gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com' | {{Code|sudo postconf -e 'relayhost<nowiki>=</nowiki>gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com' | ||
sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_auth_enable<nowiki>=</nowiki>yes' | sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_auth_enable<nowiki>=</nowiki>yes' | ||
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sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_security_options<nowiki>=</nowiki>'}} | sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_security_options<nowiki>=</nowiki>'}} | ||
| − | + | Create '''/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd''' file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below: | |
{{Text|Text=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com user@gmail.com:password}} | {{Text|Text=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com user@gmail.com:password}} | ||
Obviously, you need to change ''user'' to your username and ''password'' to your gmail password. <br> | Obviously, you need to change ''user'' to your username and ''password'' to your gmail password. <br> | ||
| − | + | Create the password database: <br> | |
{{Code|sudo postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd}} | {{Code|sudo postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd}} | ||
| − | + | Protect the files with your Gmail login data: | |
{{Code|sudo chown root:root /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd | {{Code|sudo chown root:root /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd | ||
sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd}} | sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd}} | ||
| − | + | Restart Postfix: | |
{{Code|sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart}} | {{Code|sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart}} | ||
| − | + | Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account: | |
{{Code|echo "This is Content" <nowiki>|</nowiki> sudo mail -s "This is subject" user@gmail.com}} | {{Code|echo "This is Content" <nowiki>|</nowiki> sudo mail -s "This is subject" user@gmail.com}} | ||
| − | + | Check the mail log: | |
{{Code|tail -f /var/log/mail.log}} | {{Code|tail -f /var/log/mail.log}} | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 12 July 2012
tags: mail gmail ubuntu postfix relay
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WARNING |
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| This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution. |
This can be used to send mails from your HDA and to receive system emails.
To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to Forward System Emails after finishing this tutorial.
Install postfix and remove sendmail:
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sudo apt-get -y postfix mailutils sudo apt-get -y remove sendmail
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NOTE: During install of postfix, a popup box may display. If it does, select Internet and then OK.
Execute the following to update /etc/postfix/main.cf:
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sudo postconf -e 'relayhost=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com' sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_auth_enable=yes' sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_password_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd' sudo postconf -e 'smtp_sasl_security_options='
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Create /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
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gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com user@gmail.com:password
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Obviously, you need to change user to your username and password to your gmail password.
Create the password database:
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sudo postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
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Protect the files with your Gmail login data:
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sudo chown root:root /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
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Restart Postfix:
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sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart
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Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account:
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echo "This is Content" | sudo mail -s "This is subject" user@gmail.com
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Check the mail log:
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tail -f /var/log/mail.log
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If all goes well, you should not see any errors.
REF: Set Up Postfix For Relaying Emails via gmail smtp server
