topic How do you send an e-mail as the System user? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-do-you-send-an-e-mail-as-the-system-user/m-p/249634#M202764 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi, I'm trying to write a script to execute antivirus check (as per </SPAN><A href="http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Antivirus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Antivirus</A><SPAN>) and send an e-mail if there is a virus detected.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However I've found out that the code is run as the current user (e.g. testUser) when it is triggered as part of a folde rrule, and this means that the e-mail "From:" header is set to the users' e-mail address. Per MailActionExecuter:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />NodeRef fromPerson = null;<BR />if (! authService.isCurrentUserTheSystemUser())<BR />{<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fromPerson = personService.getPerson(authService.getCurrentUserName());<BR />}<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>Certain mail servers (i.e. mine) are configured to drop e-mails if the From: address is from that server and the given server is not a designated sender. i.e. certain mail servers will simply not accept forged e-mails from unknown senders in order to reduce spam. I also have a dynamic IP so I can't simply add my IP as a designated sender. This means that I need to find some way to run the Java code as the System user.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've tried everything I can think of, including using </SPAN><EM>AuthenticationUtil.runAs</EM><SPAN>:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />@Override<BR />protected void executeImpl(final Action ruleAction, final NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef) {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;boolean result1 = AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork&lt;Boolean&gt;() {<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>And I've also tried wrapping the transaction, as I saw through some of the Alfresco source code:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />@Override<BR />public Boolean doWork() throws Exception {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback&lt;Boolean&gt;() {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;public Boolean execute() throws Throwable {<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>But in both cases, the code is </SPAN><STRONG>never</STRONG><SPAN> run as the system user. I think I recall somewhere saying that </SPAN><EM>getCurrentUser()</EM><SPAN> will always return the actual user rather than the runAs user - if this is true, I guess that I will never be able to send e-mails as the System user.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any ideas? Can I configure the script to run as another user? Can I modify the rule to run as another user in Share? (There are no "user" options in Share folder rule config.) Is there another way to send an e-mail that is actually from the System and not another user?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:17:07 GMT jevon 2012-11-14T05:17:07Z How do you send an e-mail as the System user? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-do-you-send-an-e-mail-as-the-system-user/m-p/249634#M202764 Hi, I'm trying to write a script to execute antivirus check (as per http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Antivirus) and send an e-mail if there is a virus detected.However I've found out that the code is run as the current user (e.g. testUser) when it is triggered as part of a folde rrule, and this means t Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:17:07 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-do-you-send-an-e-mail-as-the-system-user/m-p/249634#M202764 jevon 2012-11-14T05:17:07Z Re: How do you send an e-mail as the System user? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-do-you-send-an-e-mail-as-the-system-user/m-p/249635#M202765 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It might just be easier to use a different e-mail address that accepts email forgery, and then forward those emails as necessary…</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:58:03 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-do-you-send-an-e-mail-as-the-system-user/m-p/249635#M202765 jevon 2013-04-12T03:58:03Z