On Wed, 9 Feb 2022, 8:13 pm Viktor Dukhovni, <postfix-us...@dukhovni.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 06:00:59PM +0530, Nitin N wrote: > > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2022, 4:44 pm Bastian Blank, <bastian+postfix-users= > > postfix....@waldi.eu.org> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 12:45:21PM +0530, Nitin N wrote: > > > > I checked out master_service_disable at here > > > > <http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#master_service_disable> but > I > > > > am a bit uncertain of how I should use it. > > You're supposed to turn it off when ready: > > MULTI_INSTANCE_README: > ... > Setting up the "output" Postfix instance > ... > Then create the output instance: > > # postmulti -I postfix-out -G mta -e create > ... > The new instance will be created in a "disabled" state: > > /etc/postfix-out/main.cf > # > # ... "stock" main.cf settings ... > # > multi_instance_name = postfix-out > queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix-out > data_directory = /var/lib/postfix-out > # > multi_instance_enable = no > master_service_disable = inet > authorized_submit_users = > > Sice "postmulti" has no idea which IP addresses (if any) you'll want to > assign to the new instance, and because at most one instance can use > a given IP:port combination (and 0.0.0.0:port excludes all other uses > of the port), new instances have all IP listeners disabled. > > After instructions to complete configuring the instance, including > setting explicit "inet_interfaces", the documentation goes on to say: > > With the "output" configuration in place, enable and start the > instance: > > 1 # postmulti -i postfix-out -x postconf -e \ > ---> 2 "master_service_disable =" "authorized_submit_users = root" > 3 # postmulti -i postfix-out -e enable > 4 # postmulti -i postfix-out -p start > > > > > Well. Did you understand what it does? > > > > Yes from the nullclient point of view yes I have understood as its > > relaying and hence doesn't require services from its master.cf to be > > started. > > > > I am not sure why if at all I should be disabling it in the main.cf of > the > > other instances. I haven't understood that part. > > Well, if you leave "inet" services disabled, naturally you get no TCP > listeners running. > > -- > Oops... ok I missed that one line. No wonder Bastian was referring to not reading documentation correctly. Will do that and check tommorrow. Thanks Victor. Nitin >
