When should I use this makedefs.out?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Postfix config.
Postfix /etc/postfix/makedefs.out
Original
📋 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
65 lines
Details
- Size
- 65 lines
- MD5
- fcf3e1e3a7e99fc339dfa1853da1a7ac
- SHA256
- 0fb457741f9f05dbac954d70d2284814c6bc0eb29899aefeec1942336d6f3d04
/etc/postfix/makedefs.out
# Do not edit -- this file documents how Postfix was built for your machine.
#----------------------------------------------------------------
# Start of summary of user-configurable 'make makefiles' options.
# CCARGS=-DDEBIAN -DHAS_PCRE -DHAS_LDAP -DUSE_LDAP_SASL -DHAS_SQLITE -DMYORIGIN_FROM_FILE -DHAS_CDB -DHAS_LMDB -DHAS_MYSQL -I/usr/include/mysql -DHAS_PGSQL -I/usr/include/postgresql -DHAS_SQLITE -I/usr/include -DHAS_SSL -I/usr/include/openssl -DUSE_SASL_AUTH -I/usr/include/sasl -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL -DUSE_TLS
# AUXLIBS=-lssl -lcrypto -lsasl2 -lpthread -L/build/postfix-vedmgF/postfix-3.3.0/debian
# AUXLIBS_CDB=-lcdb -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
# AUXLIBS_LMDB=-llmdb -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
# AUXLIBS_MYSQL=-lmysqlclient -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
# AUXLIBS_LDAP=-lldap -llber -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
# AUXLIBS_PCRE=-lpcre -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
# AUXLIBS_SQLITE=-lsqlite3 -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global -lpthread
# AUXLIBS_PGSQL=-lpq -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
# shared=yes
# dynamicmaps=yes
# pie=yes
# daemon_directory=/usr/lib/postfix/sbin
# html_directory=/usr/share/doc/postfix/html
# manpage_directory=/usr/share/man
# readme_directory=/usr/share/doc/postfix
# End of summary of user-configurable 'make makefiles' options.
#--------------------------------------------------------------
# System-dependent settings and compiler/linker overrides.
SYSTYPE = LINUX4
_AR = ar
ARFL = rv
_RANLIB = ranlib
SYSLIBS = -pie -z relro -z now -lssl -lcrypto -lsasl2 -lpthread -L/build/postfix-vedmgF/postfix-3.3.0/debian -ldb -lnsl -lresolv -ldl -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -licui18n -licuuc -licudata
AUXLIBS_CDB = -lcdb -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
AUXLIBS_LDAP = -lldap -llber -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
AUXLIBS_LMDB = -llmdb -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
AUXLIBS_MYSQL = -lmysqlclient -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
AUXLIBS_PCRE = -lpcre -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util
AUXLIBS_PGSQL = -lpq -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global
AUXLIBS_SQLITE = -lsqlite3 -L../../lib -L. -lpostfix-util -lpostfix-global -lpthread
CC = gcc -fPIC -I. -I../../include -DDEBIAN -DHAS_PCRE -DHAS_LDAP -DUSE_LDAP_SASL -DHAS_SQLITE -DMYORIGIN_FROM_FILE -DHAS_CDB -DHAS_LMDB -DHAS_MYSQL -I/usr/include/mysql -DHAS_PGSQL -I/usr/include/postgresql -DHAS_SQLITE -I/usr/include -DHAS_SSL -I/usr/include/openssl -DUSE_SASL_AUTH -I/usr/include/sasl -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL -DUSE_TLS -I/usr/include -DHAS_DEV_URANDOM -DDEF_DAEMON_DIR=\"/usr/lib/postfix/sbin\" -DDEF_HTML_DIR=\"/usr/share/doc/postfix/html\" -DDEF_MANPAGE_DIR=\"/usr/share/man\" -DDEF_README_DIR=\"/usr/share/doc/postfix\" -DUSE_DYNAMIC_LIBS -DUSE_DYNAMIC_MAPS $(WARN)
OPT = -O2
DEBUG =
AWK = awk
STRCASE =
EXPORT = CCARGS='-I. -I../../include -DDEBIAN -DHAS_PCRE -DHAS_LDAP -DUSE_LDAP_SASL -DHAS_SQLITE -DMYORIGIN_FROM_FILE -DHAS_CDB -DHAS_LMDB -DHAS_MYSQL -I/usr/include/mysql -DHAS_PGSQL -I/usr/include/postgresql -DHAS_SQLITE -I/usr/include -DHAS_SSL -I/usr/include/openssl -DUSE_SASL_AUTH -I/usr/include/sasl -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL -DUSE_TLS -I/usr/include -DHAS_DEV_URANDOM -DDEF_DAEMON_DIR=\"/usr/lib/postfix/sbin\" -DDEF_HTML_DIR=\"/usr/share/doc/postfix/html\" -DDEF_MANPAGE_DIR=\"/usr/share/man\" -DDEF_README_DIR=\"/usr/share/doc/postfix\" -DUSE_DYNAMIC_LIBS -DUSE_DYNAMIC_MAPS' OPT='-O2' DEBUG=''
WARN = -Wall -Wno-comment -Wformat -Wimplicit -Wmissing-prototypes \
-Wparentheses -Wstrict-prototypes -Wswitch -Wuninitialized \
-Wunused -Wno-missing-braces
DEFINED_MAP_TYPES = pcre ldap sqlite cdb lmdb mysql pgsql ssl dev_urandom
MAKE_FIX =
# Switch between Postfix static and dynamically-linked libraries.
AR = :
RANLIB = :
LIB_PREFIX = postfix-
LIB_SUFFIX = .so
SHLIB_CFLAGS = -fPIC
SHLIB_DIR = /usr/lib/postfix
SHLIB_ENV = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/build/postfix-vedmgF/postfix-3.3.0/lib
SHLIB_LD = gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,${LIB}
SHLIB_SYSLIBS = -lssl -lcrypto -lsasl2 -lpthread -L/build/postfix-vedmgF/postfix-3.3.0/debian -ldb -lnsl -lresolv -ldl -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -licui18n -licuuc -licudata
SHLIB_RPATH = -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-rpath,${SHLIB_DIR}
# Switch between dynamicmaps.cf plugins and hard-linked databases.
NON_PLUGIN_MAP_OBJ =
PLUGIN_MAP_OBJ = $(MAP_OBJ)
PLUGIN_MAP_OBJ_UPDATE = plugin_map_obj_update
PLUGIN_MAP_SO_MAKE = plugin_map_so_make
PLUGIN_MAP_SO_UPDATE = plugin_map_so_update
PLUGIN_LD = gcc -shared
POSTFIX_INSTALL_OPTS =
# Application-specific rules.
Copy & Paste
curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/fcf3e1e3a7e99fc339dfa1853da1a7ac?hint=makedefs.out
wget:
wget -O makedefs.out https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/fcf3e1e3a7e99fc339dfa1853da1a7ac?hint=makedefs.out
For AI Agents
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/fcf3e1e3a7e99fc339dfa1853da1a7ac?hint=makedefs.out' /><config><app>Postfix</app><os>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)</os><location>/etc/postfix/makedefs.out</location><lines>65</lines><md5>fcf3e1e3a7e99fc339dfa1853da1a7ac</md5><sha256>0fb457741f9f05dbac954d70d2284814c6bc0eb29899aefeec1942336d6f3d04</sha256></config></prompt>
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.
Install Postfix
Alpine Linux
sudo apk add postfix
Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt install postfix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
sudo yum install postfix
Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt install postfix
File Location
FAQ
How do I restore Postfix defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/postfix/makedefs.out, replace it, then reload or restart Postfix.
Is makedefs.out safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).
Can I use this for Postfix troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
