[CentOS] Postfix not reading main.cf

Fri Jun 8 07:43:06 UTC 2012
Shiv. Nath <prabhpal at digital-infotech.net>

On 6/7/12 7:01 PM, Adrian P. van Bloois wrote:
> Neil wrote:
>
>
>> Hello:
>>
>> I just did a fresh install of CentOS 6.2 on a virtual server.
>>
>> I am trying to configure Postfix but it does not seem to be
>> reading configuration directives from /etc/postfix/main.cf
>>
>> Here is what I did to test it:
>> vi /etc/postfix/main.cf and set this directive:
>> 	myorigin = hello.world.com
>> postfix reload
>> postconf -d | grep myorigin
>>
>> I get this output:
>> append_at_myorigin = yes
>> myorigin = $myhostname
>>
>> Any ideas why it is not picking up the configuration?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>    Neil
>>
> What you should do is run postconf without paramaters to a file and
> inspect that. In my case e.g. myorigin is set to $mydomain, but mydomain
> is set to the correct value.
>
> Good lcuk
>
> 	Adrian


> Command will show default values set in postfix:
> postconf -d | grep myorigin.

  Command will show custom values set by you:

> postconf -n | grep myorigin
>
> Thanks / Regards
>