postfix doesn't start on boot with error postfix: fatal: parameter inet_interfaces: no local interface found

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Issue

  • postfix attempts to start on boot, but shuts down with the following error:
 postfix[1516]: fatal: parameter inet_interfaces: no local interface found for  (insert ip address)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • postfix

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