On 09/19/2016 12:13 AM, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: >> On Sep 18, 2016, at 6:03 PM, John Fawcett <j...@voipsupport.it> wrote: >> >> In order to get libmysqlclient to read the standard options file >> you have to specifically define the group name to read from that file >> for example "your_prog_name". >> >> mysql_options(&mysql,MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP,"your_prog_name"); >> >> This must be called prior to mysql_real_connect. >> >> When you specify this option, then the [client] section >> and the [your_prog_name] section of the default my.cnf file >> are read. > Care to post a patch for src/global/dict_mysql.c? Do you > think that the "prog_name" should be configurable? Perhaps > allowing different Postfix instances to run with different > settings? Or would a fixed name like "postfix" be better? > ok I can do that. I would go for a fixed name. It seems to
be the standard in my.cnf and it simplifies things. If needed there is always the possibility to specify a different group or a different file in the postfix mysql config file as supported by the current dict_mysql.c: /* .IP option_file /* Read options from the given file instead of the default my.cnf /* location. /* .IP option_group /* Read options from the given group John
