#1144900 postfix: typo in main.cf.dist example comment ("inet_protocools" should be "inet_protocols")

Package:
postfix
Source:
postfix
Description:
High-performance mail transport agent
Submitter:
Kazuya SAITO
Date:
2026-08-20 07:53:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1144900#5
Date:
2026-08-20 07:44:02 UTC
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/usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist contains a typo in a commented-out example line:

    #inet_protocools = ipv4

The correct parameter name is "inet_protocols". Users who uncomment this
line to restrict Postfix to IPv4 will inherit the typo, which Postfix
then reports as an unused parameter warning on reload/restart:

    warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: inet_protocools=ipv4

The correctly-spelled default line below it (inet_protocols = all) remains
in effect instead, so the intended IPv4-only restriction silently has no
effect.