postfix reload not reading main.cf

[drejoh]

I just replaced sendmail with postfix on my Fedora Core 4 server and I'm having a problem with the configuration file.

After adding an entry (smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes) or modifying the value of an existing entry (debug_peer_level=1) in main.cf, I issue the command postfix reload. The log file shows a successful refresh. But, when I issue the command postconf -d | grep <?>, the new value is not set. It appears that the file main.cf is not being referenced during the reload.

Results of postconf -d | grep smtpd_sasl_auth_enable:
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=no (default)

Results of postconf -d | grep debug_peer_level:
debug_peer_level=2 (original value in main.cf)

I issued the command postconf -e "smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes" to test if the main.cf file was being recognized and the entry was added.

I've also rebooted the server.

Can someone help me figure out what's going on.

 

[lgarner]

From "man postconf":
-d Print default parameter settings instead of actual settings.

Try "postconf | grep smtpd_sasl_auth_enable" instead.

 

[drejoh]

I found that the postfix reload was indeed working. Postconf -d diplays defaults and Postconf -n displays overrides.