yes there was a default main.cf. if i use this file everything is well. but when i tried copying /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist to the /etc/postfix/main.cf and edited the same config, it fails with this logs.

 mail postfix[1339]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group   Jun 30 23:12:11 mail postfix/smtpd[1375]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:12:12 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 1375 exit status 1
Jun 30 23:12:12 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
Jun 30 23:13:12 mail postfix/smtpd[1376]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:13:13 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 1376 exit status 1
Jun 30 23:13:13 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
Jun 30 23:14:13 mail postfix/smtpd[1387]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:14:14 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 1387 exit status 1
Jun 30 23:14:14 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
Jun 30 23:15:04 mail postfix[1392]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:15:10 mail postfix[1398]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:15:11 mail postfix[1427]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:15:14 mail postfix/smtpd[1431]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: setgid_group =
Jun 30 23:15:15 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 1431 exit status 1
Jun 30 23:15:15 mail postfix/master[1273]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling

is this mean i cant use the file template main.cf.dist ?

jopoy solano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@cus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i tried copying /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist into /etc/postfix/main.cf , somehow when i telnet to it connection is not permitted. while if i use the previous main.cf everything seems to be find. are these 2 config different ?

If there was already a default main.cf, you may start from there and read this [1]

Reminder: Backup up anything before you edit anything

Hth.

'Jopoy

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