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NotionCommotion 03-25-2014 12:39 PM
Which main.cf file should be used for postfix?
 
Which main.cf file should be used for postfix? Why are there two of them?

Code:
[root@michaels ~]# find / -name main.cf
/etc/postfix/main.cf
/usr/libexec/postfix/main.cf
[root@michaels ~]#

fotoguy 03-25-2014 02:44 PM
use the /etc/postfix/main.cf, linux configuration files are kept in the /etc directory. the other one is the original location for configuration files during the installation, just so you don't overwrite your current configuration which can be a bad thing.

NotionCommotion 03-25-2014 02:58 PM
Thanks fotoguy, good to know where to find them when I mess them up! Interesting that the files are slightly different.

fotoguy 03-26-2014 02:26 PM
Strange that there slightly different, it has been a few years since I used postfix, maybe sometings have changed. Always best to backup your /etc directory, linux has some programs that can be used to backup your system, save you many headaches in the end.


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