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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-13 08:42:27 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-13 08:42:27 +0000 |
commit | 95f5f6d1c3aec1cb62525f5162e71a4157aca717 (patch) | |
tree | 8633546094df32b27d719c7578537e6062aa52e3 /README_FILES/MAILLOG_README | |
parent | Releasing progress-linux version 3.8.6-1~progress7.99u1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 3.9.0.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/README_FILES/MAILLOG_README b/README_FILES/MAILLOG_README index 6f8fead..75fa4b5 100644 --- a/README_FILES/MAILLOG_README +++ b/README_FILES/MAILLOG_README @@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ problems for systemd-based systems. 2. Configure Postfix to write logging, to, for example, /var/log/postfix.log. See also the "Logfile rotation" section below for logfile management. + In the example below, specifying maillog_file_permissions is optional + (Postfix 3.9 and later). The default value is 0600, i.e., only the super- + user can access the file; the value 0644 also adds 'group' and 'other' read + access. + # postfix stop # postconf maillog_file=/var/log/postfix.log + # postconf maillog_file_permissions=0644 # (Postfix 3.9 and later) # postfix start By default, the logfile name must start with "/var" or "/dev/stdout" (the @@ -71,6 +77,10 @@ implements the following steps: * After a brief pause, compress the old logfile. The compression program is configured with the maillog_file_compressor parameter (default: gzip). + * The next time it logs an event, postlogd(8) will create a new logfile, with + permissions specified with the maillog_file_permissions parameter (default: + 0600). + Notes: * This command will not rotate a logfile with a pathname under the /dev |