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*** '''<code>myhostname</code>''': internet domain name for the server | *** '''<code>myhostname</code>''': internet domain name for the server | ||
*** '''<code>myorigin</code>''': I ''think'' this sets the "from" address in outgoing mail (typically <code>/etc/mailname</code>) | *** '''<code>myorigin</code>''': I ''think'' this sets the "from" address in outgoing mail (typically <code>/etc/mailname</code>) | ||
| + | *** '''<code>virtual_alias_domains</code>''': list of virtual domains we're handling (see [http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html Postfix Virtual Domain Hosting Howto]) | ||
*** '''<code>virtual_alias_maps</code>''': alias maps for virtual domains, same format as <code>alias_maps</code> (typically <code>hash:/etc/postfix/virtual</code>) | *** '''<code>virtual_alias_maps</code>''': alias maps for virtual domains, same format as <code>alias_maps</code> (typically <code>hash:/etc/postfix/virtual</code>) | ||
** '''<code>postconf -n</code>''' will show any settings which have been changed from their defaults | ** '''<code>postconf -n</code>''' will show any settings which have been changed from their defaults | ||
** '''<code>postconf</code>''' will show a (long) list of all settings, which can either be dumped to a file for searching or viewed in a scrollable way with <code>postconf | less</code> | ** '''<code>postconf</code>''' will show a (long) list of all settings, which can either be dumped to a file for searching or viewed in a scrollable way with <code>postconf | less</code> | ||
| − | == | + | * '''Find out how email is handled''' by emailing a report to the mailbox for your current user: |
| − | + | ** '''<code>sendmail -bv {{arg|address}}</code>''': create a what-if report: tell what would happen, but do not actually deliver mail<ref name=postfix-debug /> | |
| + | ** '''<code>sendmail -v {{arg|address}}</code>''': create a what-happened report: deliver mail and report successes and/or failures, including replies from remote SMTP servers<ref name=postfix-debug /> | ||
| + | ==Footnote== | ||
| + | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name=postfix-debug>[http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html Postfix Debugging Howto]</ref> | ||
| + | </references> | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 29 October 2020
How to
- Find where the config files are:
postconf <setting_name>, where <setting_name> is one of the following:alias_databasefilespec for the main alias database ("hash:" just means a text file)alias_mapsseems to be the same thing?config_directory: main folder where config files are stored (typically/etc/postfix)mydomain: not sure what this specifically does, but it seems significantmyhostname: internet domain name for the servermyorigin: I think this sets the "from" address in outgoing mail (typically/etc/mailname)virtual_alias_domains: list of virtual domains we're handling (see Postfix Virtual Domain Hosting Howto)virtual_alias_maps: alias maps for virtual domains, same format asalias_maps(typicallyhash:/etc/postfix/virtual)
postconf -nwill show any settings which have been changed from their defaultspostconfwill show a (long) list of all settings, which can either be dumped to a file for searching or viewed in a scrollable way withpostconf | less
- Find out how email is handled by emailing a report to the mailbox for your current user: