On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > Now on configuration, I was very happy to use the webmin tool
> > > throughout, except.... (grrrr) for Postfix. Postfix kept reporting a
> > >
> > :-)
> > :
> > > broken config to Webmin, so I had to go hack on /etc/postfix/main.cf
> > > (minimally, just gave it the host name) befgore I could use the
> > > excellent Webmin tool to complete the configuration. (Please note that
> > > one for future distros in the DrakX todo's--stick something in the
> > > /etc/postfix/main.cf file in hostname so it will come up under webmin
> > > without saying "go edit manually." I wasn't even on the server while I
> > > was using Webmin.
>
> Yes, /etc/postfix/main.cf was read as broken by webmin-0.80 apparently
> because the hostname wasn't loaded into the file--just left for a default
> which may not have been read correctly by webmin.
>
> I set up a test sequence.
>
> 1. touch /etc/postfix/webmin
AAAACCCKKK!!! /etc/postfix/main.cf I need some strong coffee!
> 2. put the hostname in and clear the #
> 3. do 2 plus the next general parameter
> *
> *
> *
>
> Anyway, after going back to webmin having performed step 2 and a sync, the
> whole configuration presented itself for modification. Prior to that, it
> had said the config file had errors and I must edit it by hand.. Setp 3
> was never necessary to be perform.
>
> > Well, can you report more extensively the problem, so that I can fix it
> > right now ? I'm sorry but I don't really get what the problem was..
> >
> > Thanx!
