# postfix: fatal: inet\_addr\_local\[getifaddrs\]: getifaddrs: Cannot allocate memory

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211>\
**Category:** Help! (Home for newbies)\
**Created:** [November 28, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211 "2011-11-28T15:13:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![pass](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@pass](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/pass)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211/1 "2011-11-28T15:13:05Z")

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We have two identical systems, and since last week one of them is totally crap-tastic. Postfix is flakey, and I cannot get it running properly. Here is the problem today:

Error while checking current Postfix configuration. Please manually fix Postfix configuration.

postfix: fatal: inet\_addr\_local[getifaddrs]: getifaddrs: Cannot allocate memory

Manually edit the Postfix configuration file.

Why is this happening? Is there any possibility to find out how this should be fixed?

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Eric](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211/2 "2011-11-28T16:06:17Z")

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The issue here is producing the same error that you described in this other post:

[https://www.virtualmin.com/node/20269](https://www.virtualmin.com/node/20269)

You appear to be dealing with a memory issue of some sort. We’ll take a look at that in the other thread that you started, and hopefully determine what’s going on there!

-Eric

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**Author:** ![pass](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@pass](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/pass)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211/3 "2011-11-28T16:16:07Z")

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Okay, thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/postfix-fatal-inet-addr-local-getifaddrs-getifaddrs-cannot-allocate-memory/41211/4 "2020-04-30T05:33:46Z")

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Closed on April 30, 2020, 5:33am UTC