/etc/mailname (dovecot postfix)

[xtremxpert]

Hi,

Following the perfect setup (bind & dovecot) at the end of installation I saw that message

Stopping amavisd: amavisd-new.
head: cannot open `/etc/mailname' for reading: No such file or directory
Starting amavisd: amavisd-new.

Digging a bit on this site I found that the Multiserver setup on debian had this line

echo mail.example.tld > /etc/hostname
echo mail.example.tld > /etc/mailname
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start

Is it mandatory. Do I have to reinstall ISPConfig after addind this line.

Thanks

[till]

You dont have to reinstall ispconfig after setting the mailname, just restart amavisd. Every step in the tutorial is mandatory if you want to get a working setup.

[xtremxpert]

Just to clarify

echo mail.example.tld > /etc/mailname

Is on :

Installing A Multiserver Setup With Dedicated Web

but not on :

The Perfect Server - Debian Lenny (Debian 5.0) With BIND & Dovecot

nor

The Perfect Server - Debian Lenny (Debian 5.0) With MyDNS & Courier


So is it missing from last two tutorials or is it mandatory only for the multi-server setup

Thanks

[till]

/etc/mailname is created by the apt installer automatically when you install postfix, so there is no separate command needed for that as the file gets created automatically on debian.