Default variable details: postfix__mastercf

The postfix__*_mastercf variables are used to define the contents of the /etc/postfix/master.cf configuration file. The variables are YAML lists, concatenated together into postfix__combined_mastercf variable, which is passed to the configuration template.

Each list entry is a YAML dictionary. Entries that control Postfix parameters of the same name will be combined together in order of appearance.

Configuration variable format

The master.cf configuration entries are defined using specific parameters:

name

The name of the Postfix service to manage. This parameter is used as an identifier during the variable parsing. If command parameter is not specified, the service will use its name (or service parameter, if present) as the command to execute.

service

Optional. If specified, the service will use this string as the "name" instead of the name value. This is useful to create examples in the configuration file that have the same name as existing configuration options.

type

Required. Specify the service type (inet, unix, fifo, pass).

private

Optional, boolean. Specify the service "private" status.

unpriv

Optional, boolean. Specify the service "unprivileged" status.

chroot

Optional, boolean. Specify the service "chroot" status.

wakeup

Optional. Time in seconds after which the Postfix master process will connect to the service and send a wake up signal.

maxproc

Optional. Maximum number of processes that can run at the same time for a given service.

command

Optional. The Postfix command to execute for a given service. If not specified, service and name parameters are used in that order of appearance.

args

Optional. String or an YAML text block with custom arguments to pass to a given service.

options

Optional. YAML list of main.cf configuration options to override for a given service. The syntax is the same as the postfix__*_maincf configuration variables. See Default variable details: postfix__maincf for more details.

comment

Optional. String or a YAML dictionary with additional comments for a given service.

separator

Optional, boolean. if True, an empty line will be added above a given service, useful for readability.

state

Optional. If not specified or present, the service will be present in the finished configuration file.

If absent, the service will not be included in the configuration file.

If ignore, the given entry will not be evaluated by the role, and no changes will be done to the preceding parameters with the same name. This can be used to conditionally activate entries with different configuration.

If hidden, the service will not be displayed in the configuration file, but any comments will be present. This can be used to add free-form comments in the Postfix configuration file.

If comment, the service will be present, but it will be commented out. This can be used to add examples in the configuration file.

If append, the given entry will be evaluated only if an entry with the same name already exists. The current state will not be changed.

weight

Optional. A positive or negative number which affects the position of a given service in the configuration file. The higher the number, the more a given service "weighs" and the lower it will be placed in the finished configuration file. Negative numbers make the service "lighter" and it will be placed higher.

copy_id_from

Optional. This is an internal role parameter which can be used to change the relative position of a given option in the configuration file. If you specify a name of an option, it's internal "id" number (used for sorting) will be copied to the current option. This can be used to move options around to different configuration file sections.

Examples

Define a SMTP Postfix service

postfix__mastercf:

  - name: 'smtp'
    type: 'inet'
    private: False
    chroot: True
    command: 'smtpd'

The result of the above configuration in /etc/postfix/master.cf:

smtp      inet  n       -       y       -       -       smtpd

The parameters in the configuration file will be present in the order they were first defined in the variables, unless the weight parameter is added, which will change the order.