Security Onion Email

[Muhd Haziq]

How do I configure the OS itself to send emails?

Install and configure your favorite mail server. Depending on your needs, this could be something simple like nullmailer (recommended) or something more complex like exim4.

I don understand by the OS itself...can give any examples of it?

[Shane Castle]

The reason that it was phrased that way is that there are several components
that may be used for sending emails. This is not part of Security Onion
documentation because it belongs to the Ubuntu documentation, which you are
expected to become familiar with.

Start here: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/email-services.html

Doug recommends Nullmailer. There's a good tutorial on that here:
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/nullmailer/

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[Karolis]

Hi,

I see this question over and over again could you update wiki as well?

Karolis

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[Shane Castle]

IMHO the wiki should be for SO, not for Ubuntu and Linux, but maybe a FAQ entry
should be a general link for all strictly Ubuntu-related questions. Doug, I
value your opinion here; I'm just a hanger-on, really.

On 14.07.2015 15:44, Karolis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I see this question over and over again could you update wiki

> <https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Email#how-do-i-configure-the-os-itself-to-send-emails>as
> well?
>
> Karolis

[Karolis]

In ideal world it should be as you say. SO questions/answers  goes to WIKI. General Ubuntu questions to google.

I do see how people are wasting Doug's PRECIOUS time by asking same or general linux questions over and over again.

And I would like it to stop. It is pretty "easy" achievable. Once asked question should only be answered ONCE and the answer goes to the wiki (let it be subsection).

When the same questions pops up again other SO community members like you (me) could just post the link.

btw.

if while reading people do not understand what is written it is a bug in the documentation and we should fix ASAP.

Otherwise list (Doug) will get yet another question.

p.s.

reminder  :)  

SO is distro for windows admins, next, next - next;

Karolis

[Doug Burks]

Updated the FAQ and MailingLists pages:

https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-perform-x-in-ubuntu

https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/MailingLists#avoid-generic-ubuntu-questions

If other additions are needed, please feel free to edit the wiki.

Thanks!

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[Muhd Haziq]

so what os should i download ubuntu?

[Doug Burks]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:09 PM, Muhd Haziq <s961...@gmail.com> wrote:
> so what os should i download ubuntu?

No, you don't need to download Ubuntu. You already have Security
Onion, which is based on Ubuntu 12.04.

You should be able to use any of the documentation on the Internet on
how to configure Ubuntu 12.04 to send email and it should work on
Security Onion since Security Onion is based on Ubuntu 12.04.

[Muhd Haziq]

u mean i just install the null mailer on the server because i have setup a separate server and sensor

[Muhd Haziq]

btw,, can i use the following link to configure my mail serer
http://www.tecmint.com/setup-postfix-mail-server-in-ubuntu-debian/

[Muhd Haziq]

as given by the above link... if it is usable...i do it on fresh install of security onion or do it on my existing server

[Muhd Haziq]

sorry..is this better..

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/21/sending-email-from-your-system-with-ssmtp/

[Heine Lysemose]

Hi

Why don't you search for null mailer and Ubuntu in stead of other solutions...
You have to install it on your existing server since that is the one you need sending mails...

Regards,
Lysemose

On Jul 15, 2015 16:03, "Muhd Haziq" <s961...@gmail.com> wrote:

sorry..is this better..

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/10/21/sending-email-from-your-system-with-ssmtp/

[Muhd Haziq]

ok thks..bro..my existing server is a server-only which the sensor will monitor and report back to the server

[Muhd Haziq]

sudo apt-get install nullmailer
# edit /etc/mailname to hold your "from" domain name. (If you were google, you'd use "gmail.com".)
# edit /etc/nullmailer/adminaddr to contain the address you want mail to root to be routed to.
# edit /etc/nullmailer/remotes to contain the mail server to forward email to.

[Muhd Haziq]

can i hv a short full writeup on the configuration ......i want to coonect to gmail