[CentOS] Not receiving root mail

On 22 August 2011 19:45, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org> wrote:
>
>> Anne
>
> alternatives --config mta
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> Switch to Postfix. Validate by
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> alternatives --display mta
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> then remove Sendmail if you do not use it.
>

Thanks - that's what I was looking for.

alternatives --display mta
mta - status is manual.
link currently points to /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
/usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix - priority 30
slave mta-pam: /etc/pam.d/smtp.postfix
slave mta-mailq: /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
slave mta-newaliases: /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
slave mta-rmail: /usr/bin/rmail.postfix
slave mta-sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail.postfix
slave mta-mailqman: /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.postfix.1.gz
slave mta-newaliasesman: /usr/share/man/man1/newaliases.postfix.1.gz
slave mta-aliasesman: /usr/share/man/man5/aliases.postfix.5.gz
slave mta-sendmailman: /usr/share/man/man1/sendmail.postfix.1.gz
/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail - priority 90
slave mta-pam: /etc/pam.d/smtp.sendmail
slave mta-mailq: /usr/bin/mailq.sendmail
slave mta-newaliases: /usr/bin/newaliases.sendmail
slave mta-rmail: /usr/bin/rmail.sendmail
slave mta-sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail.sendmail
slave mta-mailqman: /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-newaliasesman: /usr/share/man/man1/newaliases.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-aliasesman: /usr/share/man/man5/aliases.sendmail.5.gz
slave mta-sendmailman: /usr/share/man/man8/sendmail.sendmail.8.gz
Current `best' version is /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail.

I assume this means that sendmail.postfix will be used as preference,
but that last line confuses me.  Is it safe to remove sendmail now, or
does that imply that some things will still need it?

Anne