Re: [Vserver] Problem starting the mail service (Postfix)

From: Marc Kalberer <Marc.Kalberer_at_programmers.ch>
Date: Sat 14 Oct 2006 - 17:10:45 BST
Message-ID: <45310C05.1090106@programmers.ch>

Use the
inet_interfaces = IP
define in the main.cf to listen to an other interface

Herbert Poetzl a écrit :
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 03:07:52PM -0300, Alejandro Cabrera Obed wrote:
>
>> Dear all, I've installed a vserver on my Debian and I've just
>> duplicated it to a new vserver (thank you)...Now I have this scenario
>> reklative to the mail service:
>>
>> base host (10.1.1.1): Postfix listen on localhost:25
>>
>
> here 'localhost' should map (via /etc/hosts) to
> 127.0.0.1
>
>
>> vserver A (10.1.1.2): Postfix that doesn't start (it can't bind
>> localhost:25 because it's already in use)
>>
>
> here 'localhost' should map to 10.1.1.2 (again
> via /etc/hosts, for now), so it should not
> clash with the host (as the guest is not supposed
> to ahve 127.0.0.1 at all)
>
>
>> vserver B (10.1.1.3): Postfix that doesn't start (it can't bind
>> localhost:25 because it's already in use)
>>
>
> same here, but for 10.1.1.3
>
>
>> I suppose the Postfix's from vservers A and B can't start and bind
>> localhost:25 because localhost:25 is used by the Postfix from the base
>> host.
>>
>
> yep, that's exactly what happens
>
>
>> My question is: is there any manner to start the Postfix's from
>> vservers A and B to listen on localhost:25 ??? Or do I have to
>> set Postfix's from vservers A and B to listen on 10.1.1.2/25 and
>> 10.1.1.3/25 ??
>>
>
> as mentioned before, the 'localhost' mapping in
> /etc/hosts should handle that, given that the
> postfix config uses 'localhost' and not the
> hardcoded 127.0.0.1 (which would require some
> adjustment then)
>
> nevertheless, as this seems to be the main
> issue folks encounter with the network isolation
> (and the number of broken and/or proprietary tools
> increases) we will address this in the near future
> (by adding some kind of user transparent workaround)
>
> HTH,
> Herbert
>
>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Alejandro
>>
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