How to install Postfix

PostfixThere are many advantages: free, faster, compatible, strong, flexible, and secure. Read the following to learn how to install Postfix and use it as soon as possible.

Install Postfix-2.6.2

Uninstall sendmail before installation.

#/Etc/init. d/sendmail stop

# Rpm-qa | grep sendmail | xargs rpm-e -- nodeps

1. Install

# Groupadd-g 2525 postfix

# Useradd-g postfix-u 2525-s/sbin/nologin-M postfix

# Groupadd-g 2526 postdrop

# Useradd-g postdrop-u 2526-s/bin/false-M postdrop

# Tar zxvf postfix-2.6.2.tar.gz

# Cd postfix 2.6.2

# Make makefiles 'ccargs =-DHAS_MYSQL-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql-DUSE_SASL_AUTH-DUSE_CYRUS_SASL-I/usr/local/include/sasl-I/usr/local /BerkeleyDB/include-DUSE_TLS-I/usr/local/ssl/include/openssl ''AUXLIBS =-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql-lmysqlclient-lz-lm -L/usr/local/lib-lsasl2-L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB/lib-L/usr/local/ssl/lib-lssl-lcrypto'

# Make

# Make install

Follow the prompts below to enter the relevant path ([] indicates the default value, "]" indicates the input value)

Install_root: [/]/

Tempdir: [/root/postfix-2.6.2]

Config_directory: [/etc/postfix]

Daemon_directory: [/usr/libexec/postfix]

Command_directory: [/usr/sbin]

Queue_directory: [/var/spool/postfix]

Sendmail_path: [/usr/sbin/sendmail]

Newaliases_path: [/usr/bin/newaliases]

Mailq_path: [/usr/bin/mailq]

Mail_owner: [postfix]

Setgid_group: [postdrop]

Html_directory: [no]

Manpages: [/usr/local/man]

Readme_directory: [no]

Note: All of the above are installed by default, which makes it easier to use;

Generate an alias binary file. If this step is ignored, the postfix efficiency will be extremely low:

# Newaliases

2. Perform some basic configurations, test and start postfix, and send emails.

# Vi/etc/postfix/main. cf

Modify the following configurations

Myhostname = mail.gdc8888.com

Myorigin = gdc8888.com

Mydomain = gdc8888.com

Mydestination = $ myhostname, localhost. $ mydomain, localhost

Mynetworks = 192.168.1.0/24,127.0 .0.0/8

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