Re: [exim] Ubuntu 20.04 and CONFDIR

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Lähettäjä: Elliot Finley
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Aihe: Re: [exim] Ubuntu 20.04 and CONFDIR
Anyone know why CONFDIR wouldn't be honored?

On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 3:19 PM Elliot Finley <efinley.lists@???>
wrote:

> I've been trying to get exim4 up and running on Ubuntu 20.04.
>
> There is the standard:
>
> # Macro defining the main configuration directory.
> # We do not use absolute paths.
> .ifndef CONFDIR
> CONFDIR = /etc/exim4
> .endif
>
> which is a little confusing because it says "We do not use absolute
> paths." then it uses an absolute path.
>
> But the problem is, it doesn't appear that CONFDIR is being honored.
> Later in the config file there is:
>
> .ifndef MAIN_TLS_CERTIFICATE
> MAIN_TLS_CERTIFICATE = CONFDIR/exim.crt
> .endif
> tls_certificate = MAIN_TLS_CERTIFICATE
>
> .ifndef MAIN_TLS_PRIVATEKEY
> MAIN_TLS_PRIVATEKEY = CONFDIR/exim.key
> .endif
> tls_privatekey = MAIN_TLS_PRIVATEKEY
> .endif
>
> But those are NOT being defined.
>
> # exim -bP | grep tls
> tls_advertise_hosts = *
> tls_certificate =
> tls_crl =
> tls_dh_max_bits = 2236
> tls_dhparam =
> tls_eccurve = auto
> tls_ocsp_file =
> tls_on_connect_ports =
> tls_privatekey =
>
> etc...
>
> if I manually put:
> tls_certificate = /etc/exim4/exim.crt
> tls_privatekey = /etc/exim4/exim.key
>
> at the top of:
> /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template or /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.localmacros
>
> then they get assigned. but there are a bunch of other things not being
> configured that are depending on CONFDIR. I've tried everything I can
> think of to make it work and it just doesn't.
>
> Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Elliot
>
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