Postfix Install Via Script

joelhop · 11-17-2004, 07:33 PM

I am trying to install postfix via a script downloading the tar.gz file and switching to the unzipped directory and what not doing the make and then the make install i have no problem up to this point works great, however when it does the make install it gets to a point when it's installing where it prompts for user input such as:

install_root: [/]
tempdir: [/root/postfix-2.0.16-20030921]
config_directory: [/etc/postfix]
daemon_directory: [/usr/libexec/postfix]
command_directory: [/usr/sbin]

you can just press enter to all these to get the defaults, but i don't know how to get my script to press enter or simply skip this part installing the defaults, like a flag or something, or something in the script itself any ideas?

Thanks, Karl

CroMagnon · 11-17-2004, 11:26 PM

You can use an expect script for this sort of thing... it waits for a specific string, then 'types' the answer you put in the script.

gypsy_rabbi · 11-18-2004, 12:05 AM

Also, you can just redirect in a file with blank lines (or with entries you want to change).

Code:

# cat > my_settings.txt <<EOF


/etc/my_postfix   # this will be your alternate config_directory


EOF
# install.sh < my_settings.txt

CroMagnon · 11-18-2004, 12:32 AM

Better yet: http://www.postfix.org/PACKAGE_README.html