I need to remove my email address from everywhere on the server.

HaNi Ghaith

• February 01, 2026 11:44

Hello
One of my clients hired me to configure a backup for their server.

To receive error notifications via email, I added my email address alongside his in the Home / Server Configuration / Basic WebHost Manager® Setup Contact Information section.

Enter one or more email addresses to contact in case a problem arises with this server.

Like this:
Client@email.com, Myemail@email.com
After finishing the server setup, I removed my email address and kept his, but I'm still receiving thousands of messages and notifications from the server.

I tried removing his email address and adding mine separately, then removing mine and leaving it blank, and then restoring the client's email address, but I'm still receiving messages.

I can't find my email address anywhere on the server.

I managed to temporarily block the messages some time ago.

Now, after about 20 days, the messages have returned, but this time I think it's due to a license issue. It seems the server license has expired; I can't access WHM. How can I find my email address on the server using SSH, since I can still access it?

I need to find my email address and remove it from everywhere on the server.

Please help.

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  quietFinn

  • February 01, 2026 19:10
  • Edited

  Did you check these:

  /etc/wwwacct.conf
  /etc/localaliases
  /root/.forward

  also in any file in folder
  /etc/valiases/

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  HaNi Ghaith

  • February 01, 2026 21:42

  Tank you 

  Worked

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • February 03, 2026 18:31

  If you could share specifically what you adjusted that resolved the issue that may help someone else in the future!

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  HaNi Ghaith

  • February 03, 2026 20:59
  • Edited

  Removed my email from this files

  /etc/localaliases
  /root/.forward

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • February 03, 2026 21:42

  Thanks for sharing!

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