Bug#1081253: closed by Andreas Metzler <ametzler at bebt.de> (Re: Bug#1081253: exim4-config: Upgrage exim4-config (4.96-15+deb12u5) reset dc_local_interfaces)

[Andreas Metzler]

On 2024-09-10 Graeme Vetterlein <graeme.reportbug at vetterlein.com> wrote:
> Thanks for that. I'd suggest the man page for this is somewhat lacking in
> detail:


> dc_local_interfaces
>              List  of  IP addresses the Exim daemon should listen on. If
> this
>              is left empty,  Exim  listens  on  all  interfaces.  Sets
>  macro
>              MAIN_LOCAL_INTERFACES only if there is a non-empty value.



> vs:

> dc_local_interfaces
>              List  of  IP addresses and port numbers the Exim daemon should
> listen on.

>              of the form [<ip address>]:<portno>;[<ip
> address>]:<portno>;...  **

>              If this is explicitly set to empty
> (dc_local_interfaces='')  Exim  listens  on  all  interfaces.

>              If this is not explicitly set, a default using localhost
> will be used.

>              Sets  macro MAIN_LOCAL_INTERFACES only if there is a
> non-empty value.


> (I suspect the above is not the full story , it's what I've gleaned though
> trial an error)
[...]

That is not what happens. If an option is unset, it is set to a default
value the next time the package mainterscripts (postinst) are run (i.e.
on the next upgrade or on dpkg-reconfigure).

cu Andreas
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