Sendmail not working as desired in bash script
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This is the code I have in a bash script that runs as a cronjob. The cronjob run as root.
/usr/sbin/sendmail [email protected]<<EOF
subject:Backup Error!
from:backup@server01
$error
EOF
There is code after this and the email I get is as follows:
From the root user on the machine.
and the message includes:
subject:Backup Error!
from:backup@server01
$error
EOF
More code...
that is in the script
all the way to the end...
I have tried other variations, this is the closest I've got. I tried this in a regular script and it worked properly. Whats going on, and how can I send this email, specifying the subject and form sender?
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