Dominic Raferd: > I will keep in mind what you say about systemd and logging. The only > 'systemd:.*suppress' messages I see are very occasionally in the > system log and don't relate to any mail activity, but our mail servers > are not heavily loaded. Our mail log file, where postfix messages end > up, is also a destination for logs from other mail-related services, > all handled by (systemd via) rsyslog, and I guess if postfix was doing > direct logging it should have exclusive rights to a log file?
Postfix direct logging feature MUST NOT share files other programs. You manage logs with the "postfix logrotate" command, usually from a cronjob. For more informantion, see http://www.postfix.org/MAILLOG_README.html (Postfix logging to file or stdout). Wietse