Re: Postfix dabase location

From: Ralf Hildebrandt (no email)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 01:16:35 EDT


On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:04:53AM -0400, Mike Leone wrote:
> * Scott Weber () wrote this on 09 01, 02 at 12:15:
> >
> > After REBOOTING, and starting postfix, I get ONE and ONLY ONE
> > entry in syslog:
> > sys1 postfix/local[239]: fatal: open database
> > /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory
>
> Are you running postfix chrooted? Most distros ship postfix chrooted. If so:
>
> either copy your aliases.db to the chroot jail (/var/spool/postfix/etc)
> or turn off chrooting by putting a "n" in the chroot column of master.cf

Aliases MUST NOT be copied to the chroot jail, because "LOCAL"
never runs chroooted!
 
> > And this, despite postconf shows:
> > alias_database = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases
>
> So, you created "aliases.db" by doing "newaliases"? That provides a hash
> file, I believe, so change "dbm" to "hash". And check the chrooting.

Bullshit. newaliases builds whatever the config specifies.

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