[Bug 228391] [NEW] /etc/aliases not updated

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: postfix

Ubuntu Server 8.04
postfix 2.5.1-2ubuntu1

After a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 8.04, the file /etc/aliases
exists with a mapping from root to the user name I set up during
installation:

	$ cat /etc/aliases
	root: mylogin

If I install Postfix according to the instructions at
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/postfix.html, I install and
configure it separately:

	$ sudo apt-get install postfix
	$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix

During the configuration, I'm asked:

	Mail for the 'postmaster', 'root', and other system accounts
	needs to be redirected to the user account of the actual
	system administrator.

If I enter a value other that the one already in /etc/aliases, that
value isn't saved. For example, if I specify "yourlogin", I still see
"mylogin" in the aliases file:

	$ cat /etc/aliases
	root: mylogin

If I delete /etc/aliases before configuration, it works as expected:

	$ sudo rm /etc/aliases
	$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix
	$ cat /etc/aliases
	postmaster: root
	root: yourlogin

** Affects: postfix (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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/etc/aliases not updated
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228391
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