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Description of problem:


As a user I would like to have the default email configuration (specified in /etc/foreman/email.yml) to be changes to 'localhost' from 'smtp.example.com'

The reasoning for this is the following:

* Almost every server system has a local MTA (even if all that MTA does is relay mail to another). 
* If I mail-enable a user accidentally without specifying an MTA, many of my tasks that send email (repository sync or content view promotion) end in a 'warning' state due to not being able to connect to 'smtp.example.com' 
* Having the email sent to my local MTA allows the MTA the ability to retry delivery, queue the message and various other mail delivery tasks that MTA are good at. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
katello-2.2.0.16-1.el7sat.noarch
foreman-1.7.2.49-1.el7sat.noarch




Additional info:

Created redmine issue http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15704 from this bug

I think sendmail has a better chance of 'just working' on a un*x system

+1 on sendmail

Upstream bug assigned to stbenjam

Upstream bug assigned to stbenjam

Moving to POST since upstream bug http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15704 has been closed

Verified in:

satellite-6.3.0-6.1.beta.el7sat.noarch - RHEL7
katello-3.2.0-3.rc3.el7.noarch
foreman-1.13.1-1.el7.noarch

Conclusion:

it defaults to sendmail

cat /etc/foreman/email.yaml 
# Outgoing email settings

production:
  delivery_method: :sendmail

Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336