使用 alternatives to Switch MTA

Overview of the alternatives system
displays or configures the preferred MTA and associated man pages based on a generic name
generic name is a link to a link in /etc/alternatives/
only the links in /etc/alternatives/ are modified

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Switch between MTA's
stop the current MTA and disable boot-time startup
alternatives --config mta and make a selection
start the new MTA and enable boot-time startup

Graphical interface: system-switch-mail-gnome package

显示当前使用的MTA
[root@station10 ~]# alternatives --display mta
mta - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail
/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail - priority 90
slave mta-mailq: /usr/bin/mailq.sendmail
slave mta-newaliases: /usr/bin/newaliases.sendmail
slave mta-rmail: /usr/bin/rmail.sendmail
slave mta-sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail.sendmail
slave mta-pam: /etc/pam.d/smtp.sendmail
slave mta-sendmailman: /usr/share/man/man8/sendmail.sendmail.8.gz
slave mta-mailqman: /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-newaliasesman: /usr/share/man/man1/newaliases.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-aliasesman: /usr/share/man/man5/aliases.sendmail.5.gz
Current `best' version is /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail.
[root@station10 ~]#

当前只安装了sendmail,所以当前的mta是sendmail,安装postfix后继续查看

[root@station10 ~]# yum install -y postfix

继续查看当前使用的MTA:
[root@station10 ~]# alternatives --display mta
mta - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail
/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail - priority 90
slave mta-pam: /etc/pam.d/smtp.sendmail
slave mta-mailq: /usr/bin/mailq.sendmail
slave mta-newaliases: /usr/bin/newaliases.sendmail
slave mta-rmail: /usr/bin/rmail.sendmail
slave mta-sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail.sendmail
slave mta-mailqman: /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-newaliasesman: /usr/share/man/man1/newaliases.sendmail.1.gz
slave mta-aliasesman: /usr/share/man/man5/aliases.sendmail.5.gz
slave mta-sendmailman: /usr/share/man/man8/sendmail.sendmail.8.gz
/usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix - priority 30
slave mta-pam: /etc/pam.d/smtp.postfix
slave mta-mailq: /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
slave mta-newaliases: /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
slave mta-rmail: /usr/bin/rmail.postfix
slave mta-sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail.postfix
slave mta-mailqman: /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.postfix.1.gz
slave mta-newaliasesman: /usr/share/man/man1/newaliases.postfix.1.gz
slave mta-aliasesman: /usr/share/man/man5/aliases.postfix.5.gz
slave mta-sendmailman: /usr/share/man/man1/sendmail.postfix.1.gz
Current `best' version is /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail.
[root@station10 ~]#

具体切换步骤：
1，停止当前使用的mta
[root@station10 ~]# /etc/init.d/sendmail stop
Shutting down sm-client: [ OK ]
Shutting down sendmail: [ OK ]
[root@station10 ~]#

2，设置系统启动的时候不启动：
[root@station10 ~]# chkconfig sendmail off

3，配置mta
[root@station10 ~]# alternatives --config mta

There are 2 programs which provide 'mta'.

Selection Command
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*+ 1 /usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail
2 /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 2
[root@station10 ~]#

或者：
alternatives --set mta /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

图形切换工具：system-switch-mail

4,启动另外一个mta
[root@station10 ~]# service postfix status
master is stopped
[root@station10 ~]# service postfix start
Starting postfix: [ OK ]
[root@station10 ~]#

5,配置启动系统的时候默认启动服务
[root@station10 ~]# chkconfig postfix on

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