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[Mike Jonkmans <2115858@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Using postfix with regexp in /etc/aliases.
# postconf -n alias_maps
alias_maps = regexp:/etc/aliases

Then install logcheck:
# apt install logcheck
...
postalias: warning: /etc/aliases, line 7: need name:value pair
postalias: warning: /etc/aliases, line 8: need name:value pair
...

Look what the cat brought in:
# tail -1 /etc/aliases
logcheck: root

This is incorrect for a regexp based alias map.
In this case i would suggest adding:
/^logcheck$/ root

Check that it works:
# postalias -q logcheck regexp:/etc/aliases
root

There are other formats too for /etc/alias, as witnessed by
# postconf -m

Maybe it is not necessary at all to add an alias? At least not in
unrecognized/unhandled cases.

Regards, Mike

** Affects: logcheck (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  added mail alias incorrect for regexp format /etc/alias

Status in logcheck package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Using postfix with regexp in /etc/aliases.
  # postconf -n alias_maps
  alias_maps = regexp:/etc/aliases

  Then install logcheck:
  # apt install logcheck
  ...
  postalias: warning: /etc/aliases, line 7: need name:value pair
  postalias: warning: /etc/aliases, line 8: need name:value pair
  ...

  Look what the cat brought in:
  # tail -1 /etc/aliases
  logcheck: root

  This is incorrect for a regexp based alias map.
  In this case i would suggest adding:
  /^logcheck$/ root

  Check that it works:
  # postalias -q logcheck regexp:/etc/aliases
  root

  There are other formats too for /etc/alias, as witnessed by
  # postconf -m

  Maybe it is not necessary at all to add an alias? At least not in
  unrecognized/unhandled cases.

  Regards, Mike

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