[Postfix RPMs] Reported problems with my RPMs

[Simon J Mudd]

Helo Alex,

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Alex Kramarov wrote:

> Actually, i would like to contribute description of 2 more problems :
> 
> 1. the rpm does not create the /etc/aliases file (i agree the source doesn't
> do it also, but usign the rpm you expect it to do everything, and it's even
> more important because postfix doesn't give a clear error message when
> /etc/aliases is missing, but a cryptic "unknown transport error")

The file is created as /etc/postfix/aliases.

Why? To avoid overwriting a possible aliases file left over from a 
sendmail installation.  It also ensures that all Postfix configuration 
files are held in /etc/postfix which IMO is "safer".

> 2. i compiled the srpm on my 7.2 machine, and it ran "at least" 2 times
> slower then the postfix compiled from source.

This surprises me as I perform no special steps during the compilation 
process.  I'm surprised, but I won't argue as I can't prove you didn't 
experience this difference.

> after that i didn't contilue
> investigating, recompiled the source from postfix.org and left the rpm to
> mature. i would like to emphasise, that i applied the same optimisation to
> the postfix installed from the rpm, as to the costfix compiled from source
> (chattr -S /var/spool/postfix, async logging by syslog, mount the spool
> partition in journal mode)

I don't touch syslog.conf or change the mounted FS settings. (IMO that's 
not my job).  Obviously as has been noted using sync logging and specific 
FS options will improve the performance.

In any case thanks for the feedback.

Regards,

Simon
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Simon J Mudd,   Tel: +34-91-408 4878,  Mobile: +34-605-085 219
Madrid, Spain.  email: sjmudd at pobox.com,  Postfix RPM Packager

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