Postfix configuration: hardcoded paths in directives

kikinovak · 05-19-2015, 08:03 AM

Hi,

In its default configuration (/etc/postfix/main.cf), Postfix has a couple of weirdnesses like this:

Code:

html_directory = /usr/doc/postfix-2.11.5/html
...
readme_directory = /usr/doc/postfix-2.11.5/README_FILES

Is there some way to write this differently (with a variable) or to avoid it completely? It's because everytime I upgrade Postfix, I tend to forget these two and then I wonder why it refuses stubbornly to start again. Besides, hardcoding something like this is really weird.

Any suggestions?

zhjim · 05-19-2015, 08:21 AM

Did not find anything about self defined variables but would say they are possible. Why don't you just leave out two config options? Or make a symlink to the new version directory and have the config kinda like:

Quote:

html_directory = /usr/doc/postfix-latest/html

But this way you have to adjust the symlink on every new install.

franzen · 05-20-2015, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikinovak

Code:

html_directory = /usr/doc/postfix-2.11.5/html
...
readme_directory = /usr/doc/postfix-2.11.5/README_FILES

Is there some way to write this differently (with a variable) or to avoid it completely?

You can set

Code:

html_directory = no

or just remove it completly from /etc/postfix/main.cf.
After postfix reload

Code:

postconf | grep html_directory

should output "html_directory = no"

kikinovak · 05-20-2015, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by franzen

You can set

Code:

html_directory = no

or just remove it completly from /etc/postfix/main.cf.
After postfix reload

Code:

postconf | grep html_directory

should output "html_directory = no"

Thanks! And can I do something similar with readme_directory?

franzen · 05-20-2015, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikinovak

Thanks! And can I do something similar with readme_directory?

Yes, the same, "readme_directory = no" or omit it entirely

jumperboy · 05-20-2015, 07:38 PM

You can define them when you run make install:

Code:

make install html_directory=/usr/local/doc/postfix/html manpage_directory=/usr/local/man readme_directory=/usr/local/doc/postfix

Then they'll always be in the same place.