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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: ber on April 03, 2011, 09:48:35 PM

Title: Linux SME 7.5 multiple notifications??
Post by: ber on April 03, 2011, 09:48:35 PM

Hi Ive had this problem for a while- its no big deal but have a bit of time so i want to sort it out.

The system always sends me multiple (4) notifications by email whether there is a -system update or misc system failure (drive not mounted, cron failed to run...etc..)

Unsure where to start or check.

Can anyone help?

System is a 7.5.2 running in server only mode.

Title: Re: Linux SME 7.5 multiple notifications??
Post by: axessit on April 15, 2011, 04:33:23 AM

Those emails are normally sent to the 'admin' user, so try just sending a plain old email to 'admin@yourdomain' and see if you get that 4 times. Then you know it must be some configuration issue somewhere - have you got your admin emails redirected somewhere to a group name ? Log in to webmail using the 'admin' account and see if it's in there four times.

I am assuming the emails are all exactly the same, there's not a slight change to a file name in each one... Are they all the same timestamp ?

Title: Re: Linux SME 7.5 multiple notifications??
Post by: ber on April 15, 2011, 07:38:53 AM

Hi axessit,

confirming the following inquiries.

• sent an email to the admin account- I receved it and only 1 copy.
• checked webmail and just the one email.
Checked the datestamp- all exactly the same???- got me stumped this one.


I can advise that successful backup reports admin is only one notification.

mutiple notifications are usually with freshclam failure, backup failure or update notifications.

The emails are sent from root@... or admin-backup@... or Crondaemon@....

Regards John