On Oct 25, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:
Robert Goodyear:
Postfix refuses to restart when I attempt to relocate the
queue_directory. I have copied the entire directory structure to the
new location and I have also tried to do so with an empty target
directory.
Here's the command I used to move the queue (which is empty and
clear):
cp -a /var/spool/postfix/* /tmpfs/postfix/
Here's the error:
postfix/postfix-script: fatal: the Postfix mail system is not running
Here's the directive I put into main.cf:
queue_directory=/tmpfs/postfix
Has anyone experienced this? The permissions on the target directory
match those of the default queue directory.
At the risk of stating the obvious:
1) Stop Postfix
2) Update the queue_directory in main.cf
4) Optionally, copy the old queue to a new place WHILE PRESERVING
PERMISSIONS AND OWNERSHIP. Use tar or rsync.
4) Start Postfix
Wietse
There was a process running that was preventing cleanliness, so once I
KILLed it manually, all worked out well!
Thanks!
-Rob.
