1 Postfix and 1 MailScanner question

[Ugo Bellavance]

> 2. I plan to run 2 (possibly 3) postfix2/rh9/mailscanner 
> machine an use
> MX records to distribute inbound mail to these servers - I 
> want them to
> have identical configs (aside from hostname/ip) - is there 
> anyway I can
> automate changes made to configs on one box to apply to other 
> box/s ? Or
> is there no other way than making any changes2 or 3 times?

I asked that question a while ago, here is one answer I got (i didn't test it yet).


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Peter Peters [mailto:P.G.M.Peters at UTWENTE.NL]
> Envoyé : Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:34 AM
> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Objet : Re: move config files from one server to another
> 
> 
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:20:18 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >> Now transfer ms-backup.tar to your new server and place it in /etc
> >>
> >>  On your new server:
> >> *********************
> >> cd /etc
> >> tar -xvf ms-backup.tar
> >>
> >Yes, it helps me so much!  I'll keep this message carefully.
> >Thanks a lot!
> 
> This works.
> 
> But for updating/moving configuration files and the like I 
> use cpio and
> ssh:
> |        @find . -newer updated -type f |\
> |                grep rules$ |\
> |                cpio -oH crc -C 1024 |\
> |                ssh mail at netlx014 "cd /etc/MailScanner/rules;\
> |                cpio -ivdm -C 1024"
> 
> This example is from my rules directory and is used to distribute the
> rules over to the redundant server. I use similar scripts for aliases,
> access etc.
> 
> Even when copying the complete configuration tree (I am also 
> configuring
> a new system) I use scp (-pr). I have the difficulty that the original
> main server is a Redhat and the new main server is Suse. The two
> backup/redundant servers are also Suse. So I have to get the
> configuration (and Makefile etc) from the redhat system and the
> distribution dependant information from one of the other servers.
> Sometimes I mix things. :-(
> 
> --
> Peter Peters, senior netwerkbeheerder
> Dienst Informatietechnologie, Bibliotheek en Educatie (ITBE)
> Universiteit Twente,  Postbus 217,  7500 AE  Enschede
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