postfix_conf resource
Use the postfix_conf Chef InSpec audit resource to test the main configuration of the Postfix Mail Transfer Agent.
Availability
Install
This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.Version
Syntax
A postfix_conf resource block declares the configuration settings to be tested:
describe postfix_conf do
its('setting_name') { should cmp 'value' }
end
where
'setting_name'is a setting key defined in main.cf{ should cmp 'value' }is the value to be expected
When using postfix_conf with a custom configuration directory, the following syntax can be used:
describe postfix_conf('path') do
...
end
where
'path'is the path to your Postfix configuration (ex. ‘/etc/path/to/postfix/main.cf’)
Properties
This resource supports any of the settings listed in the main.cf file as properties.
Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
Test basic Postfix configuration settings in the main.cf file
For example, the following Postfix configuration:
/etc/postfix/main.cf:
myorigin = $myhostname
myhostname = host.local.domain
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
can be tested like this:
describe postfix_conf do
its('myorigin') { should cmp '$myhostname' }
its('myhostname') { should cmp 'host.local.domain' }
its('mynetworks') { should cmp '127.0.0.0/8' }
end