postfix fails to start: chdir(/usr/libexec/postfix)

[sds]

Binary package hint: postfix

I installed postfix and created /etc/postfix/main.cf but postfix does not run:

# /etc/init.d/postfix restart
 * Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix [ OK ]
 * Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix
                               postfix: fatal: chdir(/usr/libexec/postfix): No such file or directory
                                                                         [fail]

# dpkg-query -W postfix
postfix 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.2
#

# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
Codename: hardy

[LaMont Jones (lamont)]

The package does not deliver anything in /etc/libexec/postfix, nor does it set any variables equal to that in main.cf.

The configuration is incorrect, and, based on the bug report, created by you.

Unless you can show me how installing the package resulted in this configuration, we'll have to close this bug as a misconfiguration by the admin.

lamont

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

When you installed postfix, which configuration option did you pick?
Please attach a copy of the output of postconf -n to the bug.

[sds (sds-gnu)]

please close - I fixed the problem myself
thanks.

[rk (rkasl)]

how did you fix it? thanks!

[sds (sds-gnu)]

I think the directory was wrong in the config file

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Ronald Kasl <email address hidden> wrote:
> how did you fix it? thanks!
>
> --
> postfix fails to start: chdir(/usr/libexec/postfix)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275349
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “postfix” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: postfix
>
> I installed postfix and created /etc/postfix/main.cf but postfix does not run:
>
> # /etc/init.d/postfix restart
>  * Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix                         [ OK ]
>  * Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix
>                               postfix: fatal: chdir(/usr/libexec/postfix): No such file or directory
>                                                                         [fail]
>
> # dpkg-query -W postfix
> postfix 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.2
> #
>
> # lsb_release -a
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
> Release:        8.04
> Codename:       hardy
>

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