postfix

This role can install, configure and start Postfix MTA.

Requirements

None

Role Variables

postfix_conf

postfix_conf:
  relayhost: example.com

This is a dictionary which can hold key/value pairs of all supported Postfix
configuration parameters. Keys not supported by the installed Postfix are
ignored. The default is empty {}.

You can specify previous: replaced within the postfix_conf dictionary to
remove any existing configuration and apply the desired configuration on top of
clean postfix installation.

WARNING: If you specify previous: replaced, the role reinstalls the postfix
package and replaces the existing /etc/postfix/main.cf and
/etc/postfix/master.cf files.
Ensure to back up those files to preserve your settings.

If you specify only previous: replaced under the postfix_conf dictionary,
the role re-installs the postfix package and enables the postfix service
without applying any configuration.

For example, to remove existing configuration and set relayhost: example.com
on top of clean postfix installation, use postfix_conf like this:

postfix_conf:
  previous: replaced
  relayhost: example.com

postfix_check

postfix_check: false

This is a boolean which determines if postfix check is run before starting
Postfix if the configuration has changed. The default is true.

postfix_backup

postfix_backup: true

This is a boolean which determines if the role will make a single backup copy of
the configuration - for example,
cp /etc/postfix/main.cf /etc/postfix/main.cf.backup,
thus overwriting the previous backup, if any. The default is false. NOTE: If
you want to set this to true, you must also set postfix_backup_multiple: false - see below.

postfix_backup_multiple

postfix_backup_multiple: false

This is a boolean which determines if the role will make a timestamped backup copy of
the configuration - for example,
cp /etc/postfix/main.cf /etc/postfix/main.cf.$(date -Isec),
thus keeping multiple backup copies. The default is true. NOTE: This setting
overrides postfix_backup, so you must set this to false if you want to use
postfix_backup.

postfix_manage_firewall

Boolean flag allowing to configure firewall using the firewall role.
Manage the smtp related ports, 25/tcp, 465/tcp, and 587/tcp.
If the variable is set to false, the postfix role does not manage the
firewall.
Default to false.

NOTE: postfix_manage_firewall is limited to adding ports.
It cannot be used for removing ports.
If you want to remove ports, you will need to use the firewall system
role directly.

NOTE: the firewall management is not supported on RHEL 6.

postfix_manage_selinux

Boolean flag allowing to configure selinux using the selinux role.
Assign smtp_port_t to the smtp related ports.
If the variable is set to false, the postfix role does not manage the
selinux

NOTE: postfix_manage_selinux is limited to adding policy.
It cannot be used for removing policy.
If you want to remove policy, you will need to use the selinux system
role directly.

Limitations

There is no way to remove separate configuration parameters.
As a workaround, you can use postfix_conf’s previous: replaced to remove the existing configuration and then apply
the desired configuration on top of clean postfix installation.
For more information, see postfix_conf.

Example Playbook

Install and enable postfix. Configure relay_domains=$mydestination and
relayhost=example.com.

---
- name: Manage postfix
  hosts: all
  vars:
    postfix_conf:
      relay_domains: $mydestination
      relayhost: example.com
  roles:
    - redhat.rhel_system_roles.postfix

Install and enable postfix. Do not run ‘postfix check’ before restarting
postfix:

---
- name: Manage postfix with no check
  hosts: all
  vars:
    postfix_check: false
  roles:
    - redhat.rhel_system_roles.postfix

Install and enable postfix. Do single backup of main.cf (older backup will be
rewritten) and configure relayhost=example.com:

---
- name: Manage postfix with relayhost
  hosts: all
  vars:
    postfix_conf:
      relayhost: example.com
    postfix_backup: true
  roles:
    - redhat.rhel_system_roles.postfix

Install and enable postfix. Do timestamped backup of main.cf and
configure relayhost=example.com (if postfix_backup_multiple is
set to true postfix_backup is ignored):

---
- name: Manage postfix with multiple backups
  hosts: all
  vars:
    postfix_conf:
      relayhost: example.com
    postfix_backup_multiple: true
  roles:
    - redhat.rhel_system_roles.postfix

License

Copyright (C) 2017 Jaroslav Škarvada jskarvad@redhat.com

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

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