why every minute: 'reload configuration /etc/postfix'

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Subject:	why every minute: 'reload configuration /etc/postfix'
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	Andy Spiegl
Date:	7 May 2008

I am running the same configuration on a Debian 3.1 (postfix 2.1.5)
and a Debian 4.0 (postfix 2.3.8) server.

In the logs of the newer postfix I see that it 's reloading it's
configuration every minute:

May 7 15:42:37 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: daemon started -- version 2.3.8, configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:42:59 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:43:01 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:44:02 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:45:00 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:46:16 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:47:15 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:48:12 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:49:11 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:50:11 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:50:27 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18400]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:50:32 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18400]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:50:32 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18400]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:50:59 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:51:05 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18499]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:51:15 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:51:18 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:51:19 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18499]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:51:19 ersatz postfix/smtpd[18499]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
May 7 15:52:05 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:52:08 ersatz postfix/master[15741]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
May 7 15:53:08 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:54:06 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:56:02 ersatz last message repeated 3 times
May 7 15:57:01 ersatz last message repeated 2 times
May 7 15:58:00 ersatz last message repeated 2 times

Is that the normal (and wanted?) behavior?

Thanks,
Andy.

# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
bounce_notice_recipient = postmaster
bounce_queue_lifetime = 3d
config_directory = /etc/postfix
default_process_limit = 100
delay_notice_recipient = postmaster
error_notice_recipient = postmaster
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = loopback-only
inet_protocols = ipv4
mailbox_command =
mailbox_size_limit = 0
maximal_queue_lifetime = 3d
mydestination =
myhostname = postfix.ersatz.akte.de
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
myorigin = /etc/mailname
notify_classes = resource, software, 2bounce, software, delay
recipient_delimiter =
relayhost =
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)

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