Why do I have to manually copy /etc/services and /etc/resolv.conf into /var/spool/postfix/etc
Colin Law
clanlaw at gmail.com
Sat Jun 27 07:42:46 UTC 2015
On 27 June 2015 at 07:54, Noah <noah-list at enabled.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to figure out why I have to manually copy /etc/services and
> /etc/resolv.conf into /var/spool/postfix/etc ?
>
> I see the following lines from my /etc/init.d/postfix which should run when
> I start postfix.
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? systemd is now used for
starting and stopping services.
Colin
>
>
> ---- snip ---
>
> FILES="etc/localtime etc/services etc/resolv.conf etc/hosts \
> etc/nsswitch.conf etc/nss_mdns.config"
> for file in $FILES; do
> [ -d ${file%/*} ] || mkdir -p ${file%/*}
> if [ -f /${file} ]; then rm -f ${file} && cp /${file} ${file};
> fi
> if [ -f ${file} ]; then chmod a+rX ${file}; fi
> done
>
>
> here is my entire /etc/init.d/postfix
>
> $ cat /etc/init.d/postfix
> #!/bin/sh -e
>
> # Start or stop Postfix
> #
> # LaMont Jones <lamont at debian.org>
> # based on sendmail's init.d script
>
> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> # Provides: postfix mail-transport-agent
> # Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog $named $network $time
> # Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog $named $network
> # Should-Start: postgresql mysql clamav-daemon postgrey spamassassin
> saslauthd dovecot
> # Should-Stop: postgresql mysql clamav-daemon postgrey spamassassin
> saslauthd dovecot
> # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
> # Default-Stop: 0 1 6
> # Short-Description: start and stop the Postfix Mail Transport Agent
> # Description: postfix is a Mail Transport agent
> ### END INIT INFO
>
> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
> DAEMON=/usr/sbin/postfix
> NAME=Postfix
> TZ=
> unset TZ
>
> # Defaults - don't touch, edit /etc/default/postfix
> SYNC_CHROOT="y"
>
> test -f /etc/default/postfix && . /etc/default/postfix
>
> test -x $DAEMON && test -f /etc/postfix/main.cf || exit 0
>
> . /lib/lsb/init-functions
> #DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is 2>/dev/null || echo Debian)
>
> enabled_instances() {
> postmulti -l -a | awk '($3=="y") { print $1}'
> }
>
> running() {
> INSTANCE="$1"
> if [ "X$INSTANCE" = X ]; then
> POSTCONF="postconf"
> else
> POSTCONF="postmulti -i $INSTANCE -x postconf"
> fi
>
> queue=$($POSTCONF -h queue_directory 2>/dev/null || echo
> /var/spool/postfix)
> if [ -f ${queue}/pid/master.pid ]; then
> pid=$(sed 's/ //g' ${queue}/pid/master.pid)
> # what directory does the executable live in. stupid prelink
> systems.
> dir=$(ls -l /proc/$pid/exe 2>/dev/null | sed 's/.* -> //;
> s/\/[^\/]*$//')
> if [ "X$dir" = "X/usr/lib/postfix" ]; then
> echo y
> fi
> fi
> }
>
> configure_instance() {
> INSTANCE="$1"
> if [ "X$INSTANCE" = X ]; then
> POSTCONF="postconf"
> else
> POSTCONF="postmulti -i $INSTANCE -x postconf"
> fi
>
>
> # if you set myorigin to 'ubuntu.com' or 'debian.org', it's wrong, and
> annoys the admins of
> # those domains. See also sender_canonical_maps.
>
> MYORIGIN=$($POSTCONF -h myorigin | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')
> if [ "X${MYORIGIN#/}" != "X${MYORIGIN}" ]; then
> MYORIGIN=$(tr 'A-Z' 'a-z' < $MYORIGIN)
> fi
> if [ "X$MYORIGIN" = Xubuntu.com ] || [ "X$MYORIGIN" = Xdebian.org ];
> then
> log_failure_msg "Invalid \$myorigin ($MYORIGIN), refusing to start"
> log_end_msg 1
> exit 1
> fi
>
> config_dir=$($POSTCONF -h config_directory)
> # see if anything is running chrooted.
> NEED_CHROOT=$(awk '/^[0-9a-z]/ && ($5 ~ "[-yY]") { print "y"; exit}'
> ${config_dir}/master.cf)
>
> if [ -n "$NEED_CHROOT" ] && [ -n "$SYNC_CHROOT" ]; then
> # Make sure that the chroot environment is set up correctly.
> oldumask=$(umask)
> umask 022
> queue_dir=$($POSTCONF -h queue_directory)
> cd "$queue_dir"
>
> # copy the CA path if specified
> ca_path=$($POSTCONF -h smtp_tls_CApath)
> case "$ca_path" in
> '') :;; # no ca_path
> $queue_dir/*) :;; # skip stuff already in chroot, (and to make
> vim syntax happy: */)
> *)
> if test -d "$ca_path"; then
> dest_dir="$queue_dir/${ca_path#/}"
> # strip any/all trailing /
> while [ "${dest_dir%/}" != "${dest_dir}" ]; do
> dest_dir="${dest_dir%/}"
> done
> new=0
> if test -d "$dest_dir"; then
> # write to a new directory ...
> dest_dir="${dest_dir}.NEW"
> new=1
> fi
> mkdir --parent ${dest_dir}
> # handle files in subdirectories
> (cd "$ca_path" && find . -name '*.pem' -print0 | cpio
> -0pdL --quiet "$dest_dir") 2>/dev/null ||
> (log_failure_msg failure copying certificates; exit
> 1)
> c_rehash "$dest_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1
> if [ "$new" = 1 ]; then
> # and replace the old directory
> rm -rf "${dest_dir%.NEW}"
> mv "$dest_dir" "${dest_dir%.NEW}"
> fi
> fi
> ;;
> esac
>
> # if there is a CA file, copy it
> ca_file=$($POSTCONF -h smtp_tls_CAfile)
> case "$ca_file" in
> $queue_dir/*) :;; # skip stuff already in chroot
> '') # no ca_file
> # or copy the bundle to preserve functionality
> ca_bundle=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
> if [ -f $ca_bundle ]; then
> mkdir --parent "$queue_dir/${ca_bundle%/*}"
> cp -L "$ca_bundle" "$queue_dir/${ca_bundle%/*}"
> fi
> ;;
> *)
> if test -f "$ca_file"; then
> dest_dir="$queue_dir/${ca_path#/}"
> mkdir --parent "$dest_dir"
> cp -L "$ca_file" "$dest_dir"
> fi
> ;;
> esac
>
> # if we're using unix:passwd.byname, then we need to add etc/passwd.
> local_maps=$($POSTCONF -h local_recipient_maps)
> if [ "X$local_maps" != "X${local_maps#*unix:passwd.byname}" ]; then
> if [ "X$local_maps" = "X${local_maps#*proxy:unix:passwd.byname}"
> ]; then
> sed 's/^\([^:]*\):[^:]*/\1:x/' /etc/passwd > etc/passwd
> chmod a+r etc/passwd
> fi
> fi
>
> FILES="etc/localtime etc/services etc/resolv.conf etc/hosts \
> etc/nsswitch.conf etc/nss_mdns.config"
> for file in $FILES; do
> [ -d ${file%/*} ] || mkdir -p ${file%/*}
> if [ -f /${file} ]; then rm -f ${file} && cp /${file} ${file};
> fi
> if [ -f ${file} ]; then chmod a+rX ${file}; fi
> done
> # ldaps needs this. debian bug 572841
> (echo /dev/random; echo /dev/urandom) | cpio -pdL --quiet .
> 2>/dev/null || true
> rm -f usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime
> mkdir -p usr/lib/zoneinfo
> ln -sf /etc/localtime usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime
>
> LIBLIST=$(for name in gcc_s nss resolv; do
> for f in /lib/*/lib${name}*.so* /lib/lib${name}*.so*; do
> if [ -f "$f" ]; then echo ${f#/}; fi;
> done;
> done)
>
> if [ -n "$LIBLIST" ]; then
> for f in "$LIBLIST"; do
> rm -f "$f"
> done
> tar cf - -C / $LIBLIST 2>/dev/null |tar xf -
> fi
> umask $oldumask
> fi
> }
>
> case "$1" in
> start)
> log_daemon_msg "Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent" postfix
> RET=0
> # for all instances that are not already running, handle chroot
> setup if needed, and start
> for INSTANCE in $(enabled_instances); do
> RUNNING=$(running $INSTANCE)
> if [ "X$RUNNING" = X ]; then
> configure_instance $INSTANCE
> CMD="/usr/sbin/postmulti -- -i $INSTANCE -x ${DAEMON}"
> if ! start-stop-daemon --start --exec $CMD
> quiet-quick-start; then
> RET=1
> fi
> fi
> done
> log_end_msg $RET
> ;;
>
> stop)
> log_daemon_msg "Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent" postfix
> RET=0
> # for all instances that are not already running, handle chroot
> setup if needed, and start
> for INSTANCE in $(enabled_instances); do
> RUNNING=$(running $INSTANCE)
> if [ "X$RUNNING" != X ]; then
> CMD="/usr/sbin/postmulti -i $INSTANCE -x ${DAEMON}"
> if ! ${CMD} quiet-stop; then
> RET=1
> fi
> fi
> done
> log_end_msg $RET
> ;;
>
> restart)
> $0 stop
> $0 start
> ;;
>
> force-reload|reload)
> log_action_begin_msg "Reloading Postfix configuration"
> if ${DAEMON} quiet-reload; then
> log_action_end_msg 0
> else
> log_action_end_msg 1
> fi
> ;;
>
> status)
> ALL=1
> ANY=0
> # for all instances that are not already running, handle chroot
> setup if needed, and start
> for INSTANCE in $(enabled_instances); do
> RUNNING=$(running $INSTANCE)
> if [ "X$RUNNING" != X ]; then
> ANY=1
> else
> ALL=0
> fi
> done
> # handle the case when postmulti returns *no* configured instances
> if [ $ANY = 0 ]; then
> ALL=0
> fi
> if [ $ALL = 1 ]; then
> log_success_msg "postfix is running"
> exit 0
> elif [ $ANY = 1 ]; then
> log_success_msg "some postfix instances are running"
> exit 0
> else
> log_success_msg "postfix is not running"
> exit 3
> fi
> ;;
>
> flush|check|abort)
> ${DAEMON} $1
> ;;
>
> *)
> log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/postfix
> {start|stop|restart|reload|flush|check|abort|force-reload|status}"
> exit 1
> ;;
> esac
>
> exit 0
>
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