Bug ID 1013868
Summary postfix standard after-install config differs from default config in package postfix
Classification openSUSE
Product openSUSE Distribution
Version Leap 42.2
Hardware Other
OS Other
Status NEW
Severity Normal
Priority P5 - None
Component Network
Assignee bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com
Reporter patrick.schaaf@yalwa.com
QA Contact qa-bugs@suse.de
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Blocker ---

After accidentally removing /etc/postfix/main.cf on a 42.2 host, I tried to
revert to the "standard configuration", by running "zypper in -f postfix".

To my surprise, that reinstated an /etc/postfix/main.cf which is rather
different than the one present after the usual standard install.

The same happens when switching from postfix to sendmail and back again, which
of course also reinstalls the postfix package.

Especially disturbing, IMO, is that the reinstalled-package main.cf contains
"inet_interfaces = all", instead of the sane after-normal-installer default of
binding only localhost. Thus, such a package reinstall potentially opens
postfix to being remotely connected when it wasn't before.

Sorry if this is the result of some long standing policy - it surprised me, so
I thought it good to report...


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