Resolved notifications sent to non-existant email address

[Catia]

OK, this seems like it should be simple but...

I'm running Plesk Onyx v17.0.17_build1700161028.14 os_Ubuntu 16.04. For some reason, all of the system update notifications get sent to root@server.mydomain.com rather than to the admin email address. Since there is no email at root@server.mydomain.com, and since I can't figure out a way to even set up such an email address, these emails always bounce. When they bounce, I get a notification of the bounce sent to the admin email.

I've gone to the notifications page and entered the admin email address on every single line, but still the problem persists. I'm sure there's just some setting that I've got wrong, but for the life of me, I can't find it. Any clues?

 

[UFHH01]

Hi Catia,

since I can't figure out a way to even set up such an email address

this is quite simple to solve:

1. Go to "/etc/aliases"

2. find the entry for "root:" and modify it to an existing eMail - address on your server.

Example:

root:        YOUR-USER-NAME@YOUR-DOMAIN.COM

3. Use the command

newaliases

... to rebuild the "aliases.db" - file.​

4. Smile to the camera.
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Further configuration options for your Plesk - notifications can be found at "Home > Tools & Settings > Notifications"