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On Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:12:21 +0000, Wol wrote: |
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> >> Postfix afaik just has one humungous config file, so when your |
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> >> distro updates the config, all your local changes are trashed :-( |
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> >> I don't want to faff about with special copies, backups, origs etc. |
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> >> Everything should "just work (tm)". |
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> > Except that portage doesn't overwrite stuff under /etc by default. It |
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> > saves the new config file and then tells you there's an update so you |
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> > can use etc-update or dispatch-conf to check/merge/abort the changes. |
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> > After all the new version of software may need a change to the old |
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> > config file. |
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> It's not portage I'm worried about, it's me! |
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> Systemd DOES NOT PUT YOUR LOCAL CONFIG IN DANGER. |
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> Dovecot DOES NOT PUT YOUR LOCAL CONFIG IN DANGER (if you do it |
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> properly). |
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> EVERY SINGLE POSTFIX UPDATE PUTS YOUR CONFIG IN DANGER. |
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Only if you run your chosen config manager without paying attention, but |
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Gentoo is particularly good at punishing those who do not pay attention. |
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> Of course, if you're Mr Perfect you won't have a problem. Why can't |
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> postfix *protect* me, like systemd or dovecot do? |
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Many, many programs have and option to include a local config file: |
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dnsmasq, Xorg, motion and rkhunter are the first to spring to mind right |
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now. Your problem is not with Gentoo, it does a good job of mitigating |
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the risk, it is with Postfix. Why not file a bug with them asking for an |
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"include otherfile.cf" option. Or, even better, and includedir option. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom. |
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