Resource Type: mailalias

Defined in:

core_modules/mailalias_core/lib/puppet/type/mailalias.rb

Providers:

aliases

Summary

Creates an email alias in the local alias database.

Overview

Examples:

using mailalias to redirect mail for the ftp account to root's mailbox

mailalias { 'ftp':
  ensure    => present,
  recipient => 'root',
}

Properties

• ensure (defaults to: present)

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • present
  • absent
• file

  A file containing the alias's contents. The file and the recipient entries are mutually exclusive.

• recipient

  Where email should be sent. Multiple values should be specified as an array. The file and the recipient entries are mutually exclusive.

• target

  The file in which to store the aliases. Only used by those providers that write to disk.

Parameters

• name (namevar)

  The alias name.

• provider

  The specific backend to use for this mailalias resource. You will seldom need to specify this --- Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.