re-directing root's mail to my external mail id

Sat Dec 20 17:03:18 UTC 2003

I _amost_ have this working.  Should be such a simple thing but it is 
causing me a lot of grief.  I am using the .forward file in root's home 
dir to do the forward.  Right now it is working on only one of three 
machines.  I _think_ I have them all configured identically.  In fact I 
have copied the /etc/mail/sendmail.mc file from the working machine to 
the others and stop-make-start of sendmail but it still does not work.  
Below is the mail log from the working machine and one non-working 
machine.  This is from a reboot and send an email to root sequence.  I 
use ximian to send the mail. Is there a better test, possibly a 
command-line way?  I see a difference in the last line, that additional 
ctladdr parm in the failing case.  Could that be causing the problem?  
If so, how do I make it go away?

Suggestions about how to solve this are welcome, the /var/log/maillog 
contents follow...

Working machine (swift)---------------
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sendmail[3165]: alias database /etc/aliases 
rebuilt by root
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sendmail[3165]: /etc/aliases: 64 aliases, longest 
23 bytes, 652 bytes total
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sendmail[3172]: starting daemon (8.12.10): 
SMTP+queueing at 01:00:00
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sm-msp-queue[3181]: starting daemon (8.12.10): 
queueing at 01:00:00
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sendmail[3183]: hBJNdDe3003183: 
from=<root at swift.hockings.net>, size=428, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<200312192337.hBJNbPxu009075 at swift.hockings.net>, proto=ESMTP, 
daemon=MTA, relay=swift.hockings.net [127.0.0.1]
Dec 19 18:39:13 swift sm-msp-queue[3182]: hBJNbPxu009075: to=root, 
ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:01:48, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, 
pri=120132, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent 
(hBJNdDe3003183 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec 19 18:39:14 swift sendmail[3193]: hBJNdDe3003183: 
to=swift.root at hockings.net, ctladdr=<root at swift.hockings.net> (0/0), 
delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30655, 
relay=mail.powergate.ca [216.183.11.6], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued 
as 40D5F8753A)
Dec 19 18:39:20 swift spamd[3195]: server started on port 783/tcp 
(running version 2.60)
Dec 20 00:02:57 swift sendmail[4274]: hBK52vNY004274: 
from=mike at hockings.net, size=274, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<1071896576.4264.0.camel at swift.hockings.net>, relay=root at localhost
Dec 20 00:02:57 swift sendmail[4276]: hBK52ve3004276: 
from=<mike at hockings.net>, size=434, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<1071896576.4264.0.camel at swift.hockings.net>, proto=ESMTP, 
daemon=MTA, relay=swift.hockings.net [127.0.0.1]
Dec 20 00:02:57 swift sendmail[4274]: hBK52vNY004274: to=root, 
ctladdr=mike at hockings.net (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, 
mailer=relay, pri=30274, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, 
stat=Sent (hBK52ve3004276 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec 20 00:02:58 swift sendmail[4277]: hBK52ve3004276: 
to=swift.root at hockings.net, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, 
mailer=relay, pri=30641, relay=mail.powergate.ca [216.183.11.6], 
dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued as DDFE087483)
Dec 20 00:06:03 swift sendmail[4361]: hBK563MH004361: 
from=mike at hockings.net, size=276, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<1071896763.4355.0.camel at swift.hockings.net>, relay=root at localhost
Dec 20 00:06:03 swift sendmail[4363]: hBK563e3004363: 
from=<mike at hockings.net>, size=436, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<1071896763.4355.0.camel at swift.hockings.net>, proto=ESMTP, 
daemon=MTA, relay=swift.hockings.net [127.0.0.1]
Dec 20 00:06:03 swift sendmail[4361]: hBK563MH004361: to=root, 
ctladdr=mike at hockings.net (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, 
mailer=relay, pri=30276, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, 
stat=Sent (hBK563e3004363 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec 20 00:06:04 swift sendmail[4364]: hBK563e3004363: 
to=swift.root at hockings.net, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, 
mailer=relay, pri=30643, relay=mail.powergate.ca [216.183.11.6], 
dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued as 0C42287577)

Failing machine (james) ---------------------- 

Dec 19 16:53:47 james sendmail[2275]: alias database /etc/aliases 
rebuilt by root
Dec 19 16:53:47 james sendmail[2275]: /etc/aliases: 63 aliases, longest 
10 bytes, 625 bytes total
Dec 19 16:53:48 james sendmail[2282]: starting daemon (8.12.10): 
SMTP+queueing at 01:00:00
Dec 19 16:53:48 james sm-msp-queue[2291]: starting daemon (8.12.10): 
queueing at 01:00:00
Dec 20 00:29:52 james sendmail[2740]: hBK5Tpwi002740: 
from=root at james.hockings.net, size=350, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<200312200529.hBK5Tpwi002740 at james.hockings.net>, 
relay=root at localhost
Dec 20 00:29:52 james sendmail[2742]: hBK5Tqhd002742: 
from=<root at james.hockings.net>, size=601, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<200312200529.hBK5Tpwi002740 at james.hockings.net>, proto=ESMTP, 
daemon=MTA, relay=james.hockings.net [127.0.0.1]
Dec 20 00:29:52 james sendmail[2740]: hBK5Tpwi002740: to=root, 
ctladdr=root at james.hockings.net (0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, 
mailer=relay, pri=30350, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, 
stat=Sent (hBK5Tqhd002742 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec 20 00:29:53 james sendmail[2743]: hBK5Tqhd002742: 
to=james.root at hockings.net, ctladdr=<root at james.hockings.net> (0/0), 
delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30823, 
relay=mail.powergate.ca [216.183.11.6], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued 
as 2F41F87579)
Dec 20 04:02:15 james sendmail[3114]: hBK92FcI003114: from=root, 
size=12001, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<200312200902.hBK92FcI003114 at james.hockings.net>, 
relay=root at localhost
Dec 20 04:02:15 james sendmail[3117]: hBK92Fhd003117: 
from=<root at james.hockings.net>, size=12297, class=0, nrcpts=1, 
msgid=<200312200902.hBK92FcI003114 at james.hockings.net>, proto=ESMTP, 
daemon=MTA, relay=james.hockings.net [127.0.0.1]
Dec 20 04:02:15 james sendmail[3114]: hBK92FcI003114: to=root, 
ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, 
pri=42001, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent 
(hBK92Fhd003117 Message accepted for delivery)
Dec 20 04:02:16 james sendmail[3118]: hBK92Fhd003117: 
to=james.root at hockings.net, ctladdr=<root at james.hockings.net> (0/0), 
delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=42524, 
relay=mail.powergate.ca [216.183.11.6], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued 
as DF25D8783F)