postfix amavisnew fatal error main.cf

[bytemind]

Hi,

According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixAmavisNew

Postfix integration
For postfix integration, you only need to edit /etc/postfix/main.cf and add the following line:

sudo postconf -e "content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"

but that gives me an fatal error when i try to reload postix

* Reloading Postfix onfiguration...
postfix: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 39: missing '=' after attribute name: "sudo postconf -e "content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024""

[Mr. C.]

Remove the spaces before and after the = character.

[bytemind]

The line is now

sudo postconf -e "content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"

same error

[Mr. C.]

That command works just fine for me:

$ sudo postconf -e "content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"
$ grep content_filter /etc/postfix/main.cf
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024

Just edit the /etc/postfix/main.cf file manually:

sudo vi /etc/postfix/main.cf

[UJukkis]

I have also same problem. Everything should be OK, but this same stupid error occur all the time.

gytemind: Have you still that problem.

this is my file.

<------cut----
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
sudo postconf -e "content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"
-----cut------>

And this is main error message.

<-----cut------
sendmail: fatal: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 55: missing '=' after attribute name: "sudo postconf -e"content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024""
-----cut------>

[Mr. C.]

Why does your main.cf file contain the "sudo" command!

sudo postconf -e "content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"

Edit this line manually - and make it look like:

content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024

[UJukkis]

The following line seams to be / work OK, is it OK?

content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024

Why sudo, because of instractions at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixAmavisNew


Chapter: Postfix integration

For postfix integration, you only need to edit /etc/postfix/main.cf and add the following line:

sudo postconf -e "content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"

but but is that earlier line OK? No error messages anymore!

[Mr. C.]

The following line seams to be / work OK, is it OK?

content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024


Yes, this is correct.


Why sudo, because of instractions at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixAmavisNew

Chapter: Postfix integration

For postfix integration, you only need to edit /etc/postfix/main.cf and add the following line:

sudo postconf -e "content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024"

but but is that earlier line OK? No error messages anymore!
That line in the instructions, as a cookbook, is incorrect. Only the content_filter= ... part should be added, and sudo postconf -e is the command that accomplishes that.

It is important that you gain a sense of some understanding of what you are doing, and not blindly follow various HowTo instructions.

I'll see if I can correct the article.

[Mr. C.]

The article has been corrected. Please take a look to see if it is clearer to you.