James B. Byrne:
> CentOS-6.6 all updates applied
> Postfix-2.11.1
>
> We updated a Postfix-2.6.6 service to 2.11.1. We then began
> recording SELinux access violation context (avc) errors. I asked
> how these should be handled. I received the reply reproduced below
> to my enquiry on the CentOs mailing list.
>
> In order to resolve this issue in CentOS I need an answer to Mr.
> Walsh's question: Is there a reason for Postfix to read from /tmp
> and /var/tmp? Can someone enlighten me as to what Postfix is looking
> for in /tmp?
Postfix programs use pathnames that are configured in main.cf,
and nothing uses /tmp or /var/tmp.
It is possible that down-stream maintainers added something that
uses /tmp or /var/tmp, or that you have some /tmp or /var/tmp
directory in your process environment variables.
But, I see no evidence in your posting that Postfix accesses /tmp
or /var/tmp in the first place.
Wietse
