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→Starting Postfix on Fedora Linux
Once the /etc/postfix/main.cf file is configured with the correct settings it is now time to start up postfix. This can be achieved from the command line as follows:
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/usr/sbin/postfix start
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The postfix process should now start up. The best way to check that everything is working is to check you mail log. This is typically in /var/log/maillog and should now contain an entry that looks like:
As long as you don't see any error messages you have successfully installed and started Postfix and you are ready to set up a mail client and start communicating with the outside world.
To configure Postfix to start automatically at system startup, run the following command in a Terminal window:
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/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 postfix on
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Configuration of mail client on Fedora Linux is covered in the next chapter ([[Configuring a Fedora Linux Mail Client (Evolution)]])