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How do I set up postfix to use MySQL?
To make Postfix use MySQL we need to create a ‘cf’ file ( configuration file ). Start by creating a file called /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf for the virtual_mailbox_domains mapping that contains:
How do I set up a map type in postfix?
Once Postfix is built with mysql support, you can specify a map type in main.cf like this: The file /etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf specifies lots of information telling Postfix how to reference the mysql database. For a complete description, see the mysql_table (5) manual page.
How does the MySQL module work in webmin?
The MySQL module uses SQL commands to perform actions like creating tables, adding fields and editing records. To execute these commands Webmin must connect to the database server, which can be done in one of two ways.
What is Postfix mail server?
Postfix is an efficient and feature-rich mail server that was designed by Wietse Venema at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. It was intended to be a replacement for the popular sendmail. While Sendmail was the most popular mail server for many years, Postfix popularity has likely grown beyond that of Sendmail,…
What is a mapping in postfix?
As described earlier a mapping in Postfix is just a table that contains a left-hand side (LHS) and a right-hand side (RHS). To make Postfix use MySQL we need to create a ‘cf’ file ( configuration file ). Start by creating a file called /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf for the virtual_mailbox_domains mapping that contains:
Can postfix run on multiple servers at the same time?
You can specify multiple servers for the same database, so that Postfix can switch to a good database server if one goes bad. Busy mail servers using mysql maps will generate lots of concurrent mysql clients, so the mysql server (s) should be run with this fact in mind.
Where do I put Postfix configuration files?
By default, Postfix configuration files are in /etc/postfix. The two most important files are main.cf and master.cf; these files must be owned by root. Giving someone else write permission to main.cf or master.cf (or to their parent directories) means giving root privileges to that person.