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Hi folks,
OpenBSD 4.0 amd64
I follow;
http://www.postfix.org/INSTALL.html
to install postfix from source.
Left out section 6.2
Code:
6.2 - Create account and groups
/etc/passwd:
postfix:*:12345:12345:postfix:/no/where:/no/shell
/etc/group:
postfix:*:12345:
/etc/group:
postdrop:*:54321:
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Fail to install postfix
Hi folks,
OpenBSD 4.0 amd64
I follow;
http://www.postfix.org/INSTALL.html
to install postfix from source.
Left out section 6.2because no idea what shall I put to replace 12345 and 54321.Code:6.2 - Create account and groups /etc/passwd: postfix:*:12345:12345:postfix:/no/where:/no/shell /etc/group: postfix:*:12345: /etc/group: postdrop:*:54321:
On running;
# make installCan't proceed further. Please advise. TIACode:.... Please specify the destination directory for the Postfix on-line manual pages. You can no longer specify "no" here. manpage_directory: [/usr/local/man] Please specify the destination directory for the Postfix README files. Specify "no" if you do not want to install these files. readme_directory: [no] postfix-install: Error: "postfix" needs an entry in the passwd file. Remember, "postfix" needs a dedicated user and group id. *** Error code 1 Stop in /home/satimis/postfix-2.4.0 (line 54 of Makefile).
# cat /etc/passwd | grep postfix
#_postfix:*:1001:1000:Postfix SMTP Server:/usr/SMTP:/sbin/nologin
# cat /etc/group | grep postfix
_postfix:*:1000:
# cat /etc/group | grep postdrop
_postdrop:*:1001:
B.R.
satimis


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