On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:15:36PM -0500, Carlos Mennens wrote:
> I know this may seem simple and stupid to most of you but I was
> looking through my configuration and was curious what the
> parameter 'setgid_group = postdrop' in my main.cf actually
> means. Yes I've read:
>
> setgid_group (postdrop):
> The group ownership of set-gid Postfix commands of group-writable
> Postfix directories.
>
> I am just not really sure I understand what that means or how to
> apply this in theory.
What are you wanting to apply, in theory? See
http://www.postfix.org/OVERVIEW.html
if you are curious about the architecture of the Postfix system.
setgid_group should be set at install time and never changed.
> I am just using ISP style configuration with one domain setup for
> Postfix and it's the final destination for mail so would this still
> be needed in my configuration? Can someone help this lost soul out?
You usually do not need to specify default values in your main.cf at
all. "setting_name = default_value_for_setting_name" is the same as
omitting it altogether.
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