On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 02:57:17PM +0100, Mickael CANEVET wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like postfix to treat EX_CANTCREAT (73) as "temporary failure".
>
> I use this command to deliver my mails:
>
> mailbox_command = /usr/bin/formail -D 8192 ~/.msgid.cache
> -s /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver
>
> The problem is that if the filesystem containing home directories is not
> mounted, formail returns an EX_CANTCREAT error, which is a permanent
> exception for postfix (by default).
>
> Is it possible to tell postfix to not reject permanently this kind of
> error ?
Wrap this command in a script that tests for this return code, and
returns EX_TEMPFAIL.
Why would the file system not be mounted, and why would this condition
be temporary? Why is Postfix running when the system is not fully
functional? Is this a good system design?
--
Viktor.
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