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Clive Da
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OCI Oracle Linux 7 postfix postdrop #error #bug #fix

Are you running an OCI Oracle Linux 7 instance and getting postfix postdrop errors when you try and send mail ?

postdrop: warning: unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or directory

bug fix

# mkfifo /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup
# systemctl restart postfix
# ls -l /var/spool/postfix/public/
total 0
srw-rw-rw-. 1 postfix postfix 0 Feb 17 11:38 cleanup
srw-rw-rw-. 1 postfix postfix 0 Feb 17 11:38 flush
srw-rw-rw-. 1 postfix postfix 0 Feb 17 11:38 pickup
srw-rw-rw-. 1 postfix postfix 0 Feb 17 11:38 qmgr
srw-rw-rw-. 1 postfix postfix 0 Feb 17 11:38 showq

however amazing / good you think the OCI 'AlwaysFree' platform is unfortunately support is NOT FREE so even though there is an OFFICIAL bug report you cant see the answer without paying out some dosh

so many thanks to the following for publishing the oracle linux postfix bug fix for FREE !

#bugfixesshouldbefree #freetheweb #freemeansfree #freemeansfreedom

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