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Actual exam question from LPI's 102-500
Question #: 67
Topic #: 1
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What is true regarding the file ~/.forward?

  • A. When configured correctly ~/.forward can be used to forward each incoming mail to one or more other recipients.
  • B. After editing ~/.forward the user must run newaliases to make the mail server aware of the changes.
  • C. Using ~/.forward, root may configure any email address whereas all other users may configure only their own addresses.
  • D. As ~/.forward is owned by the MTA and not writable by the user, it must be edited using the editaliases command.
  • E. By default, only ~/.forward files of users in the group mailq are processed while all other user's ~/.forward files are ignored.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by drliu1202 at Aug. 1, 2022, 11:18 a.m.

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drliu1202
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Selected Answer: A
https://learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/102-500/108/108.3/108.3_01/
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ciola89
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Selected Answer: A
An unprivileged local user can define aliases for their own email by editing the file .forward in their home directory. As the aliases can only affect their own mailbox, only the <destination> part is necessary. To forward all incoming emails to an external address could create the following ~/.forward file
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