Difference between revisions of "Postfix local only problem"
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==== Fixing ==== | ==== Fixing ==== | ||
| − | + | === Add a line in /etc/hosts with: === | |
# nano /etc/hosts | # nano /etc/hosts | ||
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(the "localhost" hostname is used by some other daemons and point normaly to 127.0.0.1) | (the "localhost" hostname is used by some other daemons and point normaly to 127.0.0.1) | ||
| − | + | === Modify postfix configuration: === | |
# nano /etc/postfix/main.cf | # nano /etc/postfix/main.cf | ||
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inet_interfaces = localhost | inet_interfaces = localhost | ||
| − | 3) Restart postfix with /etc/init.d/postfix restart and check it run with "ps" | + | === 3) Restart postfix with /etc/init.d/postfix restart and check it run with "ps" === |
Revision as of 17:05, 23 August 2007
Contents |
Synopsys
When you are running multiples vservers on a same physical box, it may be usefull to allow box daemons (like cron) to send mail for debugging purpose or just seeing if a problem occurs.
Debian Gnu/Linux provide a good way to configure packages like postfix.
You can use '# dpkg-reconfigure postfix' to start configuring (this script is also called when installing postfix)
The problem is that, the local-only mode, witch is here the most useful don't work out of box.
(postfix start withouth any message, but doesn't appear in proces list (ps)).
Few fix are needed for postfix run good:
Fixing
Add a line in /etc/hosts with:
- nano /etc/hosts
ip.of.the.host nameofhost
You can also add :
ip.of.the.host localhost
(the "localhost" hostname is used by some other daemons and point normaly to 127.0.0.1)
Modify postfix configuration:
- nano /etc/postfix/main.cf
Replace
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
by
inet_interfaces = name_of_host_entered_in__etc_hosts
or
inet_interfaces = localhost
