From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsopninehells.com)
Date: Thu Jan 31 2008 - 16:29:07 CST

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On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 05:09:22PM -0500, Victor Duchovni wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 03:54:32PM -0600, Peter H. Coffin wrote:
>
> > smtpd_data_restrictions =
> > reject_unauth_pipelining,
> > reject_multi_recipient_bounce
> > mime_header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/mime_header_checks.regexp
> > body_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/body_checks.regexp
> > body_checks_size_limit = 307200
> >
> > data_directory =
> > $
> > -----------------
> >
> > I'm not sure, but it LOOKS like the postfix start is first wiping out
> > the data_directory = value, and then complaining that it doesn't have a
> > value long enough.
>
> "postfix start" does not modify main.cf. It runs "postfix-script" with
> the argument "start". This checks the spool and then starts the master
> daemons. The checks don't modify main.cf.

That's why I stressed "LOOKS". I'm not doing anything else not shown in
the copy/paste, main.cf is only writable by root, I'm the only superuser
on the box. There's only a couple of seconds between the commands above,
so I don't have the faintest idea what (other than something in the
postfix scripts) would be so consistantly altering main.cf underneath
me. Can you recommend any way to audit what might be altering main.cf?

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