On 8/31/2014 7:40 PM, Adam Courville wrote: > I apologize if this problem has been reported before, but I am > having no luck determining a resolution through online searches. > > > > Environment: Fedora Core 20 on a NATted server (private, static LAN > IPs through a router to the Internet). Postfix installed through > yum method and is latest available for FC20. > > > > Problem: Changes to mydomain, myhostname and/or myorigin are not > being picked up by postfix whether I use reload or stop/start nethods. > > > > Check reveals no adverse syntax in the main.cf file before/after > editing. > > > > I tried using postconf –e “myorigin = typical.com” and the parameter > is appended to the end of the main.cf file. But, it is not used by > postix after a reload or stop/start toggle. > > > > Likewise, I have renamed/moved the main.cf file to see that postfix > is indeed looking for it in the location it was found. Confirmed > that is indeed /etc/postfix/ path. > > > > The master.cf file shows no indication that any portion is chrooted. > > > > I have changed setenforcement to Permissive with no change to the > behavior. > > > > The only way I can alter the mydomain or myhostname is by changing > the actual hostname and domainname parameters in Fedora Core 20 > temporarily. > > > > So what gives? It really looks as though postfix is ignoring > uncommented parameters in the main.cf file. However, I have > confirmed it is looking at the correct file. I even forced it with > a postfix –c /etc/postfix/main.cf start attempt. The postconf –d > myhostname still reflects the system default rather than the values > I am setting in the main.cf file. > > > > Purpose: I want to masquerade my natted system as an actual site > (to which I have rights) simply for forwarding server diagnostics > emails, while I am away. Relays won’t accept the hostname I have > used for the server as a valid email suffix. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > > > Cheers, > > > > A>AM >
Please review http://www.postfix.org/postconf.1.html Note the description for the -d flag: -d Print main.cf default parameter settings instead of actual set- tings. Specify -df to fold long lines for human readability (Postfix 2.9 and later). -- Noel Jones
