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Roger Creasy
Asked: 2017-02-01 03:03:07 +0800 CST

Postfix install does not display setup windows

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I am trying to install Postfix on an Ubuntu 16.04 server; this is a web server. I need Postfix for send-only for fail2ban and logwatch.

All Postfix tutorials show that apt install postfix ends with dialog windows. When I run sudo apt install mailutils all I get is a completed script, no install (that I can tell).

How do I configure my install? (there is no /etc/postfix/main.cnf)

Sorry for the lack of support info. I do not know enough to know what to give you. Ask, and I will post what I can.

postfix ubuntu-16.04 fail2ban

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    After spending more time than I should have, I removed and reinstalled Postfix. This action resolved the problem. I guess I had a bad initial install.

    My steps:

    1. sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove postfix
    2. sudo apt-get install mailutils

    I hope this helps someone else.

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