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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 |