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Description of problem:
The default email method configured for a Satellite server is "sendmail". This relies on a sendmail binary being present on the system. For RHEL 7 this is true - the postfix package (providing /usr/sbin/sendmail binary) is installed as a part of base RHEL install.
For RHEL 8, this no longer holds true - there is no sendmail by default. We probably don't want to install postfix as a part of the Satellite install. The issue is, when email is configured for a user, and a test email is sent, Satellite reports "Email was sent successfully", which is not true. There is the following message in /var/log/messages:
foreman[948]: sh: /usr/sbin/sendmail: No such file or directory
No email is delivered of course.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Sat 6.11 Snap 18 running on RHEL 8
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make sure the current user has a valid email address configured (root.fqdn is enough)
2. Go to Administer -> Settings -> Email
3. Push the Test Email button.
Actual results:
There is a notification popup saying "Email was sent successfully".
An error message appears in /var/log/messages.
No mail is delivered.
Expected results:
An error is reported (as long as there is no sendmail binary, or no valid email delivery configuration)
Additional info:
Installing and starting the postfix daemon fixes things - the test mail is delivered, and the popup about successful send is correct.
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 (Important: Satellite 6.12 Release), 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-2022:8506