Sending mail from unix shell script

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I need to send my report.txt file to given mail address from my shell script.I tried this one:

  mailx -s "report" [email protected] < report.txt

it didn't send and it didn't give any error messages or something. Why it didn't work , i think it should be work ,there is no mistake in form. I use cent-os 5.7. I tried reinstall heirloom-mailx and it didnt fix. Beside, if you know any alternative way to send it, it will be help me too.

What do your logs say? Check /var/log/messages and your mail log. — pgl
– pgl, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 15:28
how can i do that? i wrote that in terminal and i get "bash: /var/log/messages: Permission denied" — user1092043
– user1092043, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 15:30
Use a pager -- less /var/log/messages -- and learn a little more Unix stuff ;) — fge
– fge, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 15:31

Zsolt Botykai · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20 15:31:59Z

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Most probably you did not set up your smtp (outgoing mail) server correctly. There are several options, and you can even use your gmail account with e.g. ssmtp. Or Postfix. Or sendmail.

If it's set up, maybe the service is not running.

For the problem, I'd first check what your logs says (e.g. /var/log/messages*.

HTH

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 15:31

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