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If that's not the case, +adjust the instructions according to your use of <b class="program">configure</b>'s +<b class="programopt">--prefix</b> and <b class="programopt">--with-var-prefix</b> options. + +<p> +<div class="note"><b class="label">Note:</b> + +If you are using virtual domains and you want Mailman to honor your virtual +domains, read the <a href="postfix-virtual.html#postfix-virtual">6.1</a> section below first! +</div> + +<p> + +<ul> +<li>Add this to the bottom of the <span class="file"><var>$prefix</var>/Mailman/mm_cfg.py</span> + file: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + MTA = 'Postfix' +</pre></div> + +<p> +The MTA variable names a module in the <span class="file">Mailman/MTA</span> directory + which contains the mail server-specific functions to be executed when a + list is created or removed. + +<p> +</li> +<li>Look at the <span class="file">Defaults.py</span> file for the variables + <var>POSTFIX_ALIAS_CMD</var> and <var>POSTFIX_MAP_CMD</var> command. Make sure + these point to your <b class="program">postalias</b> and <b class="program">postmap</b> programs + respectively. Remember that if you need to make changes, do it in + <span class="file">mm_cfg.py</span>. + +<p> +</li> +<li>Run the <b class="program">bin/genaliases</b> script to initialize your + <span class="file">aliases</span> file. + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % cd /usr/local/mailman + % bin/genaliases + </pre></div> + +<p> +Make sure that the owner of the <span class="file">data/aliases</span> and + <span class="file">data/aliases.db</span> file is <code>mailman</code>, that the group owner + for those files is <code>mailman</code>, or whatever user and group you used + in the configure command, and that both files are group writable: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % su + % chown mailman:mailman data/aliases* + % chmod g+w data/aliases* + </pre></div> + +<p> +</li> +<li>Hack your Postfix's <span class="file">main.cf</span> file to include the following path in + your <var>alias_maps</var> variable: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + /usr/local/mailman/data/aliases +</pre></div> + +<p> +Note that there should be no trailing <code>.db</code>. Do not include this + in your <var>alias_database</var> variable. This is because you do not want + Postfix's <b class="program">newaliases</b> command to modify Mailman's + <span class="file">aliases.db</span> file, but you do want Postfix to consult + <span class="file">aliases.db</span> when looking for local addresses. + +<p> +You probably want to use a <code>hash:</code> style database for this entry. + Here's an example: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, + hash:/usr/local/mailman/data/aliases +</pre></div> + +<p> +</li> +<li>When you configure Mailman, use the + <b class="programopt">--with-mail-gid=mailman</b> switch; this will be the default + if you configured Mailman after adding the <code>mailman</code> owner. + Because the owner of the <span class="file">aliases.db</span> file is <code>mailman</code>, + Postfix will execute Mailman's wrapper program as uid and gid + <code>mailman</code>. + +<p> +</li> +</ul> + +<p> +That's it! One caveat: when you add or remove a list, the <span class="file">aliases.db</span> +file will updated, but it will not automatically run <b class="program">postfix reload</b>. +This is because you need to be root to run this and suid-root scripts are not +secure. 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