On 2026-03-12 07:41:03, Eray Aslan wrote: > > Sorry for replying to my own email but I am worried that this has gotten > lost in the recent email threads. We are changing the default database > in postfix and it is a big ask from our users so I was hoping for a few > LGTMs if possible. If no response, I will go ahead in a few days. Thanks > again
It looks a lot scarier than it is, though the upstream page is no better. Here is my understanding of the situation: To avoid any changes, set default_database_type=hash in main.cf (if it is not already set), and add "mail-mta/postfix berkdb" to your package.use. Afterwards you could add a USE-conditional warning in the ebuild that berkdb support is deprecated and will be removed eventually. In (say) Q1 2028, mask the USE flag to send a stronger message while still allowing people to revert it in an emergency. (Migration really isn't that hard, you just change the name and run postalias/postmap? It can be done one database at a time.)
