Subject: Re: [vserver] Postfix or amavis troubles after kernel upgrade
From: "Daniel Hokka Zakrisson" <daniel@hozac.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:35:45 +0200 (CEST)

Gilles Sadowski wrote:
> Hello.
>
>> >
>> >> > CONFIG_VSERVER_AUTO_SINGLE=y
>> >> Automatic single IP special casing might possibly be having an effect
>> on
>> >> this,
>> >
>> > I must admit that I didn't know whether to set this or not.
>> > What is it used for?
>>
>> It's the old behavior where all network connections are rewritten to the
>> guest's first IP address. However, this should not be combined with
>> CONFIG_VSERVER_AUTO_LBACK, as you then have at least 2 addresses, of
>> which
>> only the non-127.0.0.0/8 address will work.
>
> In the config, I set the following:
>
> ---
> CONFIG_VSERVER_AUTO_LBACK=y
> CONFIG_VSERVER_AUTO_SINGLE=y
> ---
>
> Is it then the problem; setting both to 'y' is having them combined?

Yes.

> Wouldn't it be possible (and clearer) to make a single option of these
> two,
> if they are contradictory?

They refer to wildly separate functions. It is in some cases fine to have
both enabled, you just have to select which feature you want using the
nflags file in the guest configuration. Disabling one of them in the
kernel is much easier though.

> Gilles
>


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Daniel Hokka Zakrisson