Postfix

justemail · 06-01-2009, 09:04 AM

In the past, I have downloaded postfix-2.6.1-1.src.rpm (from Simon Mudd's WEB site: http://ftp.wl0.org/official/2.6/SPRMS) and build RPM with links to several other packages without problem.

Today I started out with a fresh install of this file and started following Simon Mudd's installation instructions. This is the first instruction:

[root@rs1 Desktop]# rpm -Uvh postfix-2.6.1-1.src.rpm
warning: postfix-2.6.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e9198f3d
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
[root@rs1 Desktop]#

I have researched the Internet. There is lot of information but nothing which solves my problem. HELP. I am also pretty new to postfix.

Jennifer

knudfl · 06-01-2009, 10:40 AM

The ( empty ) directory tree /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES etc.
is created, when the package 'rpmbuild' is installed.
The output of 'rpm -ql rpmbuild' :
.
.
/usr/src/redhat
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/athlon
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i486
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i586
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/noarch
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
.
.
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justemail · 06-02-2009, 03:14 AM

Thanks. I re-installed everything from scratch & the problem went away. Your response is very helpful.