2010/6/9 <fred.schnit...@vpcl.on.ca>: > Hi: > > I've a question about setting up postfix in a chroot on a Linux RHEL5 setup. > I'm using the RedHat package of postfix (Version 2.3.3) which was installed > with the RedHat install. Everything is working fine, but now I want to > chroot it. On the Postfix website, it says: > > "In order to enable chroot operation, edit the file /etc/postfix/master.cf, > and follow instructions in the file " > > There aren't any instructions in there..... > > I went through master.cf anyway, and converted the n's to y's (in the chroot > column), then issued the "postfix reload" command. And obviously, now I have > problems. > > So, I have a couple of questions: > > 1. Can anyone point me to documentation for my distro, on how to chroot > postfix?
try google > 2. If SELINUX is running, is it even necessary to chroot postfix? > > Note: This postfix system is only acting as a smtp gateway.... Well, postfix is safe without chroot. -- Eero