Re: Where is "hash?"

["Herbert J. Skuhra" <herbert%gojira.at@localhost>]

On Sun, May 05, 2019 at 05:46:35PM -0400, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> Not too long ago a resident of this venue shared a 
> wonderful document describing how to set up sasl for 
> postfix. For today's purpose, here is the pertinent 
> snippet:
> 
> --chomp--
> 
>    /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd (for security set ownership to 
>   root:wheel, permissions to 600) [mx.sdf.org]:submission 
>   sdf_login.sdf.org:smtp_passwd
> 
>      hash /etc/postfix/{generic,sasl_passwd}, then check 
>    and reload configs:
> 
> --chomp--
> 
> You'll note that word, "hash." I don't have a "hash" on 
> mynew NetBSD install, and I cannot determine what I must 
> install to obtain one!
> 
> The document is here:
> https://sdf.org/?tutorials/smtpauth#postfix-netbsd6

"hash" is a lookup table type in Postfix:

http://www.postfix.org/DATABASE_README.html

You have to run the commands (e.g.: postmap) below the quoted lines.

-- 
Herbert