How to configure Red Hat Satellite 5 server to start/stop errata email notifications
Environment
- Red Hat Satellite 5
Issue
- How to configure Red Hat Satellite to start/stop email notifications about errata?
- How does Red Hat Satellite send notification emails?
Resolution
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Confirm user-specific settings in Red Hat Satellite web UI:
- log in to the Red Hat Satellite web UI as the user to be notified
- click on Overview > Your Preferences
- check/uncheck the "Receive email notifications" box
- click on Save Preferences
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Verify that the system profile's "Receive Notifications of Updates/Errata" box is checked (enabled by default) in the system's Details > Properties tab
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Verify that the Red Hat Satellite Administrator's email address is correct:
- log in to the Red Hat Satellite web UI as the Satellite Administrator
- click on Admin > Red Hat Satellite Configuration > General
- verify that the address specified in
Administrator Email Addressis correct
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Set the mail server that the Red Hat Satellite should use ("localhost" by default), with the
web.smtp_serversetting in /etc/rhn/rhn.conf:web.smtp_server=mail.example.com -
Also verify /usr/share/rhn/config-defaults/rhn_java.conf
java.smtp_server = mail.example.com -
If using localhost as the default mail server, then verify that the sendmail service is running on the Red Hat Satellite server
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Set the originating email address that the Red Hat Satellite should use ("Red Hat Satellite <dev-null@localhost>" by default), in the
web.default_mail_fromoption of /etc/rhn/rhn.conf:-
For Satellite v 5.7 and earlier versions
web.default_mail_from=user@example.com -
For Satellite v 5.8 and later versions
default_mail_from=user@example.com
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