root@atlanticfoods:~# systemctl restart postfix && systemctl status postfix -l --no-pager
● postfix.service - Postfix Mail Transport Agent
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postfix.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (exited) since Wed 2024-07-17 22:08:00 CEST; 25ms ago
Docs: man:postfix(1)
Process: 89587 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 89587 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 13ms
Jul 17 22:08:00 atlanticfoods.ma systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent…
Jul 17 22:08:00 atlanticfoods.ma systemd[1]: Finished Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
The active (exited) status seen in the previous screenshot indicates that Postfix is not running as a daemon but instead starts, performs its task, and exits.
This could be normal behavior if Postfix is configured to run in a specific mode or if it’s triggered by another process!