On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> wrote:
> Linux Addict: > > >> > 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. > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > Thanks Victor. Reading from 2.6 releasing notes, it looks like postfix > > > changed how multiple instances are handled. I am going to test on > sandbox. > > > > Sorry about beating the dead horse, but just came to know that there are > few > > 2.2 postfix instances which needs to upgraded to 2.7 as well. Does > upgrade > > stands true for 2.2 to 2.7 or install a clean 2.7 and just port the > postconf > > -n will suffice? > > No. The config files need to be upgraded, not overwritten. > > If you install clean 2.7, then follow instructions above as with > "not well constructed package", i.e. save the config files, install > Postfix, restore the config files and do "postfix set-permissions > upgrade-configuration". > > Wietse > Awsome, thank you. Testing the upgrade from 2.2 to 2.7.
