Virtual users... Ubuntu 8.04 - Problem after step 9 with Postfix - SOLVED At the end of Step 9 in "Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS).pdf", when directed to type netstat -tap, I do not see the Postfix (master) listening on 25 or 10025. I get: root@server1:/etc/postfix# netstat -tap Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:10024 *:* LISTEN 4697/amavisd (maste tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:* LISTEN 4771/mysqld tcp 0 0 *:webmin *:* LISTEN 5426/perl tcp 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 5403/apache2 tcp6 0 0 [::]:imaps [::]:* LISTEN 5221/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 [::]op3s [::]:* LISTEN 5255/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 [::]op3 [::]:* LISTEN 5235/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 [::]:imap2 [::]:* LISTEN 5196/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN 4662/sshd tcp6 0 0 server1.ntexnw.com:ssh 192.168.0.200%8191:1541 ESTABLISHED 5434/sshd: administ When testing with Telnet I get: root@server1:/etc/postfix# telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused root@server1:/etc/postfix# The computer is AMD 64X2 4800+ on an ECS 1600PM-M2 motherboard. The installation is per the pdf with the exception that Webmin is also installed. I have repeated this installation and always get the above results. As a newbie, I am stumped. What should I try next to resolve this issue? Thanks
Ubuntu 8.04 - Problem after step 9 with Postfix Yes, I see: "fatal: /etc/postfix/master.cf: line 84: bad transport type: smtp_data_done_timeout=1200" Additional information: I have determined that just before the end of step 9 where: "Afterwards append the following lines to /etc/postfix/master.cf: vi /etc/postfix/master.cf . . . ." that doing this append causes the listener failure to occur. I tried removing the line: "-o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200", but the failure still occured. Removing all of the appended lines and restarting Postfix results in the correct listener table except, of course, the 10025 line is not present. jdrews
Ubuntu 8.04 - Problem after step 9 with Postfix Here it is: root@server1:/home/administrator# cat /etc/postfix/master.cf # # Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format # of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master"). # # Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file. # # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== # Can change smtpd port from smtp (25) to 940: smtp inet n - - - - smtpd #940 inet n - - - - smtpd #submission inet n - - - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #smtps inet n - - - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #628 inet n - - - - qmqpd pickup fifo n - - 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - - - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr #qmgr fifo n - - 300 1 oqmgr tlsmgr unix - - - 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - - - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - - - 0 bounce defer unix - - - - 0 bounce trace unix - - - - 0 bounce verify unix - - - - 1 verify flush unix n - - 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - - - - smtp # When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops relay unix - - - - - smtp -o smtp_fallback_relay= # -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5 showq unix n - - - - showq error unix - - - - - error retry unix - - - - - error discard unix - - - - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - - - - lmtp anvil unix - - - - 1 anvil scache unix - - - - 1 scache # # ==================================================================== # Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual # pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants. # # Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery # agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient} # and other message envelope options. # ==================================================================== # # maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details. # Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1 # maildrop unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} # # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. # uucp unix - n n - - pipe flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) # # Other external delivery methods. # ifmail unix - n n - - pipe flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient) bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/lib/bsmtp/bsmtp -t$nexthop -f$sender $recipient scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension} mailman unix - n n - - pipe flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user} amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_client_restrictions= -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o receive_override_options=no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_header_body_checks -o smtpd_bind_address=127.0.0.1 root@server1:/home/administrator#
The problem is that you have an empty line after 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd... Please try to make it look exactly as in the tutorial.
Ubuntu 8.04 - Problem after step 9 with Postfix - SOLVED Falko, I removed empty line after 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd and restarted Postfix, but still had the same error. Following your admonition to carefully follow the tutorial, I examined the master.cf file more carefully and noticed that the continuation lines following "amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp" and "127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd" did not include any whitespace at their beginnings; e.g. "-o content_filter=" instead of " -o content_filter=". This happened as I cut and pasted from the tutorial while in an ssh putty window on a Windows XP workstation. I reviewed the Man Pages for Postfix master.cf and verified that the whitespace must be at the beginning of continuation lines. After fixing these errors in master.cf, restarting Postfix and rerunning netstat -tap, all is working as expected. I consider this issue closed and will continue with installing my "Virtual Users and Domains . . . .8.04). Thank you for your guidance and patience. I am an experienced MS Server administrator, but I am a very new ubuntu/linux newbie. I appreciate your help and tutorials very much. jdrews
