From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2008 - 15:25:26 CST

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Ronald F. Guilmette:
>
> In message <20080124210755.252981F3E99spike.porcupine.org>,
> Wietse wrote:
>
> >I think you want this:
> >
> >http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#command_execution_directory
>
> Yes. Exactly. Thank you very much.
>
> One more small question though... At the URL you pointed me to, I see:
>
> command_execution_directory (default: empty)
>
> This leaves me scratching my head. What does it mean to say that the
> default for this parameter is "empty"??

It means: do not change directory.

> If no value for this parameter is set explicitly within my main.cf,
> then what directory will .forward commands actually execute out of?
> (My .forward commands quite clearly _are_ executing _someplace_
> already. I just don't know where.)

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        Wietse

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