From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 18 13:36:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DDFC16A4CE for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:36:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out006.verizon.net (out006pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B50B943D54 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:36:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.166.57]) by out006.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20041118133601.DPSB4017.out006.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:36:01 -0600 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAIDa0Qk001700 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:36:00 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAIDa0YY001699 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:36:00 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from leblanc) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:36:00 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041118133600.GA1364@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20041118023638.GA899@keyslapper.org> <200411172147.20446.algould@datawok.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <200411172147.20446.algould@datawok.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out006.verizon.net from [68.163.166.57] at Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:36:01 -0600 Subject: Re: postfix launch at system startup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:36:03 -0000 On 11/17/04 09:47 PM, Andrew L. Gould sat at the `puter and typed: > On Wednesday 17 November 2004 08:36 pm, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > Hey all. I'm having a little trouble with postfix launch at startup > > in 5.3. > > > > At install, I specified postfix as the mta, and had it configured in > > /etc/mail/mailer.conf. The /stand/sysinstall shell also added the > > following to /etc/rc.conf: > > > > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO" > > sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" > > sendmail_submit_enable="NO" > > sendmail_flags="-bd" > > sendmail_enable="YES" > > This seems wrong, particularly the last line. Try: > > sendmail_enable="NONE" > > > > > I figured that would be the end of it. > > > > I can't find anything to indicate what should be done to make it > > start up at system boot. Once the system is up, I simply execute > > > > postfix start > > > > as root and everything works as planned, but I wonder if I'm missing > > something? > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > Thanks in advance > > Lou > > Follow the instructions at the link below: > > http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~ranga/notes/freebsd_postfix.html > > Best of luck, Problem is this is for an "active" replacement - one where sendmail is already in place. I did an installation replacement, where postfix was specified as the primary MTA during system install. And it just occurred to me that the install replacement might not disable building sendmail and installing it during a buildworld / installworld. I'll follow the directions there. Thanks Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ boy, n: A noise with dirt on it.