-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Le 19.10.2010 19:42, Victor Duchovni a écrit : > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:17:23PM -0400, Linux Addict wrote: > >> Hello, I am running postfix 2.5.4 and would like to upgrade it to latest >> stable 2.7.0. What is the best way upgrade? Do a clean install and port the >> settings to newer version? Any help is appreciated. > > No. Do an upgrade. If installing from source: > > Read the RELEASE_NOTES file for 2.6 and 2.7, then: > > % make > % su root > # postfix stop > # make upgrade > # postfix start > > If installing from a well constructed package: > > Read the RELEASE_NOTES file for 2.6 and 2.7, then: > > # postfix stop > # some-command-to-install-updated-package > # postfix start > > In either case, save the updated main.cf and master.cf files that > are automatically upgraded as part of the install process. > > If the package is not well constructed: > > Read the RELEASE_NOTES file for 2.6 and 2.7, then: > > # postfix stop > > # mkdir -p /etc/postfix/cfsavedir > # cp /etc/postfix/main.cf /etc/postfix/master.cf \ > /etc/postfix/cfsavedir/ > > # some-command-to-install-updated-poorly-constructed-package > > # cp /etc/postfix/cfsavedir/main.cf /etc/postfix/cfsavedir/master.cf \ > /etc/postfix/ > # postfix set-permissions upgrade-configuration > > # postfix start > > A package is not well contstructed if it fails to preserve and upgrade > your existing main.cf and master.cf files. >
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