Re: Newbie question - main.cf.proto
On 2021-12-06 21:25, Scott Kitterman wrote: When you installed the package you selected "No configuration", so it's not particularly surprising you have no configuration. Use dpkg-reconfigure postfix and pick a different option for configuration and you will have a main.cf. Internet Site is probably the most useful for a starting place. postfix runs fine if it have a main.cf complete empty, it will then just use all default settings from postconf-d as all default, no need imho to add non default lines if default is ok i dont understand why so many makes mistakes on this :/
Re: Newbie question - main.cf.proto
On Mon, Dec 06, 2021 at 03:18:11PM -0500, Herndon Elliott wrote: > I am just getting started with trying to install postifx and get it running > on a single Ubuntu 18.04 server. The documentation talks at length about > changes to be made in "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file, but there is no such > file in my install. I have a main.cf.proto, but no main.cf The only > mention I can find the documentation of these files is " multi-instance > template files " > > So am I supposed to rename (or better yet, copy) main.cf.proto as main.cf > before making the changes to it?? > > The installation instructions certainly could be a bit more explicit about > this for a beginner The lack of a main.cf file is a choice made by the O/S distribution. When installing the package, you must have opted for "no configuration", rather than a specific configuration (local only, inbound server, ...). The upstream "make install", when building Postfix from source does create a main.cf file. So your issue is with Ubuntu/Debian, not Postfix. That said, yes, create a "main.cf" file that meets your needs. You can start with an empty file, or a copy of "main.cf.proto". Personally, I always start with empty files, but I'm already quite familiar with the options I want to set, and prefer to avoid the clutter of all the comments, that for me obscure the big picture. For you the comment blocks for each of the common settings may be more helpful. -- Viktor.
Re: Newbie question - main.cf.proto
On December 6, 2021 8:18:11 PM UTC, Herndon Elliott wrote: >I am just getting started with trying to install postifx and get it running >on a single Ubuntu 18.04 server. The documentation talks at length about >changes to be made in "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file, but there is no such >file in my install. I have a main.cf.proto, but no main.cf The only >mention I can find the documentation of these files is " multi-instance >template files " > >So am I supposed to rename (or better yet, copy) main.cf.proto as main.cf >before making the changes to it?? > >The installation instructions certainly could be a bit more explicit about >this for a beginner When you installed the package you selected "No configuration", so it's not particularly surprising you have no configuration. Use dpkg-reconfigure postfix and pick a different option for configuration and you will have a main.cf. Internet Site is probably the most useful for a starting place. Scott K
Newbie question - main.cf.proto
I am just getting started with trying to install postifx and get it running on a single Ubuntu 18.04 server. The documentation talks at length about changes to be made in "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file, but there is no such file in my install. I have a main.cf.proto, but no main.cf The only mention I can find the documentation of these files is " multi-instance template files " So am I supposed to rename (or better yet, copy) main.cf.proto as main.cf before making the changes to it?? The installation instructions certainly could be a bit more explicit about this for a beginner Thanks in advance. Herndon Elliott "If the truth shall kill them, let them die." -- Ayn Rand ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ "molon labe"
