Re: disabling warnings when booting w/o IPv6 in kernel (AKA postfix idiot question)

[Hubert Feyrer <hubert%feyrer.de@localhost>]

On Wed, 1 Jul 2009, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> > The other day, I booted a kernel without opsions INET6, and got a number of 
> > warnings (see below). I think it's be nice if they didn't show up in the 
> > first place. Is there a way to disable them when no IPv4 is found?
> > Funny enough, it's only postfix that complains...
>
> See postfix-2.6.2/README_FILES/IPV6_README:
>
> >  * The first new parameter is called inet_protocols. This specifies what
> >    protocols Postfix will use when it makes or accepts network connections,
> >    and also controls what DNS lookups Postfix will use when it makes 
> > network
> >    connections.
> >
> >        /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf:
> >            # You must stop/start Postfix after changing this parameter.
> >            inet_protocols = ipv4       (DEFAULT: enable IPv4 only)

That did the job, thanks!


 - Hubert