Changing FROM address on DirectAdmin messages

[MarioG]

I apologize if this subject has been covered, but I can't find it. There was a topic "Incorrect FROM Header in DirectAdmin messages", but it went on over years with complicated scripts. I have also tried for more than 2 hours to resolve the issue with numerous searches and AI questions that lead me in circles.

My DirectAdmin host on Debian 12 is running Exim with the standard DirectAdmin setup, on a server named 'rn2.domain.com'. When DirectAdmin sends messages, like "Software Updates", it attempts to send to the correct email, but the FROM address is '[email protected]'. My goal is simple:

I want to change outgoing administrative emails from DirectAdmin from using the '[email protected]' address to using '[email protected]'.

So far I have edited many config files, done rebuilds, setup aliases, rewrites, restarted exim, and still the sending email is '[email protected]'.

This seems like it should be such a simple task, and I'm spinning my wheels. Any guidance is appreciated.

 

[zEitEr]

Hello,

The sender address is the admin's email address set in their user's details. To change the sender's address update the contact email of admin.

 

[MarioG]

Hello, and thank you for your reply. But besides wanting seperate 'from' and 'to' emails, the mail system doesn't seem to be using the Admin's email for the 'From' address. Sorry if I'm missing something.

I am using the DirectAdmin Personal Plus license, and I have a single user, 'Admin'. When I go to the profile ( Dashboard/User Profile/General), it shows my gmail address, which is where I would like to receive notifications, like software updates or backups.

But, when emails go out from the system, like Software Updates, they go out under the name '[email protected]'. I want to change this 'From' address.

For background purposes, I have several servers of different types. And each server sends notifications to the same gmail account, using a From address that identifies each server. This way I can categorize and prioritize server notifications. This is my first time using DirectAdmin.

Here is my Admin email setting:

And here is the report of sent emails (note I am not concerned delivery failed, I am concerned it shows '[email protected]' as 'From'):