#3771 /etc/postfix/domains not updated when creating a new server

[Dennison Williams]

My postfiix setup is configured to deliver all main for domains listed in the /etc/postfix/domains via the virtual_alias_domains directive. I expect that when creating a new virtual server with the "accept mail for domain" option checked that webmin would add an entry into the /etc/postfix/domains, but it does not. Any tips here would be great, even if the tips are hints at what files I should look at to add this feature.

[Jamie Cameron]

Webmin is doing the right thing here already - it adds new domains to /etc/postfix/virtual , in a line that contains just the domain name twice. This is all that is needed.

[Dennison Williams]

Thanks for the response,

Maybe there is an issue with my systems configuration that you could help me out with then, because does not work under my setup.

In /etc/postfix/main.cf I have the following lines (working):

virtual_alias_domains = /etc/postfix/domains
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

I understand from here: http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_domains, that I can remove the virtual_alias_domains directive so that it will default to use the file virtual_alias_maps. This is the file that webmin writes to after a email is added to a virtual domain. The problem is that webmin writes the domain to this file commented out like so:

# theportalusa.org
theportalusa.org theportalusa

I have tested that postfix works fine without the virtual_alias_domains directive set, but only when the domain in /etc/postfix/virtual is uncommented (though postmap still throws a warning).

Please advise.
Sincerely,
Dennison Williams

[Jamie Cameron]

Yes, you should remove the separate virtual_alias_domains line.

Are you sure that Webmin adds the entry to /etc/postfix/virtual commented out?? does this happen if you create a new test domain?