Debian Bug report logs - #151692
[chroot] Postfix chroot

Package: postfix; Maintainer for postfix is Debian Postfix Team <[email protected]>; Source for postfix is src:postfix (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Thomas -Balu- Walter <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 16:48:04 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: confirmed

Found in version 1.1.4-2

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Report forwarded to [email protected], LaMont Jones <[email protected]>, [email protected]:
Bug#151692; Package postfix. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Thomas -Balu- Walter <[email protected]>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to LaMont Jones <[email protected]>, [email protected]. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #5 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

Package: postfix
Version: 1.1.4-2

Wietse strongly recommends to not install postfix into chroot in default
packages.  See mailing-list-archive e.g. at:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=postfix-users&m=102561614003433&w=2

May I suggest getting to a default-installation and have a README on how
to set it up chrooted?

     Balu

Information forwarded to [email protected], LaMont Jones <[email protected]>, [email protected]:
Bug#151692; Package postfix. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to [email protected] (Jeronimo Pellegrini):
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to LaMont Jones <[email protected]>, [email protected]. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #10 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

Hi.

Thomas -Balu- Walter <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wietse strongly recommends to not install postfix into chroot in default
> packages.  See mailing-list-archive e.g. at:

> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=postfix-users&m=102561614003433&w=2

I have read the whole thread, and the only "strong recommendation" to not 
run Postfix chrooted was this:

On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 09:08:02AM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote:
> People who have trouble reading master.cf should not run Postfix
> chrooted, period. This is why chroot must be off by default.

which doesn't seem like a strong reason to me, but well, I'm not the
maintainer...

Wietse also said he shall not be held responsible for other people's 
errors, and I believe the Debian maintainer wouldn't bother him with any
problems.

In the same thread, it is said that OpenBSD does ship it chrooted
(Debian is also mentioned).

Personally, I like the idea of it being chrooted by default.

J.

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Tags added: wontfix Request was from LaMont Jones <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (full text, mbox, link).

Removed tag(s) wontfix. Request was from Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:15:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Severity set to 'important' from 'normal' Request was from Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:15:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Added tag(s) confirmed. Request was from Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:27:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Changed Bug title to '[chroot] Postfix chroot' from 'Postfix chroot'. Request was from Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:27:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Debian Bug report logs - #151692 [chroot] Postfix chroot

Debian Bug report logs - #151692
[chroot] Postfix chroot