I am at my wit's end. I have been working on this for three weeks, and I am so frustrated! A year and a half ago, my friend helped me set up a Linux Mandriva server for email, web pages, file storage, and mysql. While I am computer literate with Windows, I am new to Linux. My friend set me up with Webmin to manage the server, and that was how I did it for a year and a half. Unfortunately, the motherboard blew a capacitor, and I don't have the know-how to repair that. The motherboard was very old (http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=m7vig+pro+d), and I really don't want to pay $150.00 to replace it. I tried to boot the hard drive in the new system, but it freezes on the splash screen with a kernel panic. I tried getting help on the Mandriva forums, but they were impatient with me and rather rude (not to mention a little overwhelming). My friend that helped me set it up does not have time to help me again, so I am on my own. So, I have a new system with a new hard drive, on which I have installed Mandriva Power Pack 2010. I copied over some of the settings (only the ones regarding my host name and domain). All of the services are working, but my server will not resolve to my domain name. My server is also refusing email connection. I have managed to ping my server successfully using a command prompt. I am very computer literate with Windows software and basic hardware, but my weak areas include programming and networking. These two areas are quite hazy for me. I am also a bit new to Linux, though I am learning a lot from this experience. I still have the old server hard drive (it has Mandriva 2008) which is completely functional; it just doesn't want to boot. We have tried editing the fstab files and the menu.lst files, but it will not move past a kernel panic. I do not have a Live CD, and the company does not sell them anymore. I can fully access the drive as a secondary drive only. Could someone please please help me? Please? I don't know where else to go!
Does the new server have the same network settings (e.g. IP address) and hostname as the old one? Any errors in your mail log?
Just one error, over and over again. Code: fatal: open database /etc/postfix/virtual.db: No such file or directory The file is there, though. I think the new server has all the old network settings. I am not sure because my networking knowledge is quite weak.
Code: ls -la /etc/postfix/: Code: total 232 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2010-08-03 14:37 ./ drwxr-xr-x 95 root root 12288 2010-08-04 12:02 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18849 2009-10-11 16:24 access -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2337 2009-08-19 18:29 aliases -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12288 2009-08-19 18:29 aliases.db -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3548 2009-10-11 16:24 bounce.cf.default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11681 2009-10-11 16:24 canonical -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 250 2009-10-11 16:24 dynamicmaps.cf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9904 2009-10-11 16:24 generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18287 2009-10-11 16:24 header_checks -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2412 2010-08-03 13:38 main.cf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23245 2009-10-11 16:24 main.cf.default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26007 2009-10-11 16:24 main.cf.dist -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1350 2009-10-11 16:24 makedefs.out -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6770 2010-08-03 14:37 master.cf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6816 2009-10-11 16:24 relocated drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-11 11:28 ssl/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 835 2009-10-11 16:24 syslog-ng.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12500 2009-10-11 16:24 transport -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12619 2010-08-03 12:08 virtual -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12288 2010-08-03 12:08 virtual.db What's in /etc/postfix/main.cf: Code: # Please be sure to read the /usr/share/doc/postfix/README.MDK file # to learn about differences from stock postfix to Mandriva package. # This file contains only the parameters changed from a default install # see /etc/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, fuller version of this file. # These are changed by postfix install script readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop command_directory = /usr/sbin manpage_directory = /usr/share/man daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq # User configurable parameters delay_warning_time = 1h smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name ($mail_version) (Mandriva Linux) unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 smtp-filter_destination_concurrency_limit = 2 lmtp-filter_destination_concurrency_limit = 2 virtual_alias_domains = krimsonphoenix.com virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual recipient_delimiter = + myhostname = mail.krimsonphoenix.com myorigin = krimsonphoenix.com inet_interfaces = localhost mynetworks_style = host virtual_alias_domains = krimsonphoenix.com virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual disable_vrfy_command = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/pop-before-smtp, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_unauth_destination alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases smtpd_helo_required = yes smtp_skip_4xx_greeting = yes fallback_relay = mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail message_size_limit = 409600000 mailbox_size_limit = 10512000000 #SSL Configuration smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_tls_auth_only = no smtp_use_tls = yes smtpd_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1 smtpd_tls_received_header = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom initial_destination_concurrency = 3 recipient_delimiter = + Thank you very much.
What exactly does chrooted mean? Is it user ownership? If so, ownership of the folder is the root. Here are the contentsof the master.cf: Code: # # 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. # # The script postfix-chroot.sh can be used to set up a Postfix chroot # environment on your Mandrivalinux System. # # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== smtp inet n - y - - smtpd #submission inet n - 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 - 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 - n - - qmqpd pickup fifo n - y 60 1 pickup -o content_filter= -o receive_override_options= cleanup unix n - y - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - y 300 1 qmgr #qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 oqmgr tlsmgr unix - - y 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - y - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - y - 0 bounce defer unix - - y - 0 bounce trace unix - - y - 0 bounce verify unix - - y - 1 verify flush unix n - y 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - y - - smtp # When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops relay unix - - y - - smtp -o smtp_fallback_relay= # -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5 showq unix n - y - - showq error unix - - y - - error retry unix - - y - - error discard unix - - y - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - y - - lmtp anvil unix - - y - 1 anvil scache unix - - y - 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=nobody argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} # # ==================================================================== # # The Cyrus deliver program has changed incompatibly, multiple times. # Please See the Postfix CYRUS_README file for details # deliver interface (deprecated), to use this also use # postconf -e cyrus-deliver_destination_recipient_limit=1 cyrus-deliver unix - n n - - pipe user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user} # # for default cyrus socket placement cyrus unix - n n - - lmtp -o lmtp_cache_connection=yes # # if you configure cyrus socket in the chroot jail cyrus-chroot unix - - y - - lmtp -o lmtp_cache_connection=yes # # for lmtp to cyrus via tcp cyrus-inet unix - - y - - lmtp -o lmtp_cache_connection=yes -o lmtp_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o lmtp_sasl_password_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/cyrus_lmtp_sasl_pass -o lmtp_sasl_security_options=noanonymous # # ==================================================================== # # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. # #uucp unix - n n - - pipe # flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) # # ==================================================================== # # Other external delivery methods. # These are not distributed with Mandrivalinux # #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/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $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} # ##### START OF CONTENT FILTER CUSTOMIZATIONS ##### # Please see the Postfix FILTER_README for details. # These sample entries expect your content filter to # listen on port 10025 and to inject mail back into # postfix on port 10026. # # to enable such content filter run the command # postconf -e content_filter=smtp-filter:127.0.0.1:10025 # postconf -e smtp-filter_destination_concurrency_limit=2 # or # postconf -e content_filter=lmtp-filter:127.0.0.1:10025 # postconf -e lmtp-filter_destination_concurrency_limit=2 # and the command # postconf -e receive_override_options=no_address_mappings # # adjust the value of ?mtp-filter_destination_concurrency_limit # to match the maximum number of process your content filter # will spawn. # 127.0.0.1:10026 inet n - y - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -o smtpd_etrn_restrictions= -o smtpd_data_restrictions= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o receive_override_options=no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_header_body_checks # lmtp-filter unix - - y - - lmtp -o lmtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o lmtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o lmtp_cache_connection=no -o max_use=20 # smtp-filter unix - - y - - smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o max_use=20 # ##### END OF CONTENT FILTER CUSTOMIZATIONS #####
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot Yes, your Postfix is running chrooted. What's the output of Code: ls -la /var/spool/postfix/etc/postfix/ ?
there is no such directory as /var/spool/postfix/etc/postfix. The contents of /var/spool/postfix/etc are: host.conf host localtime nsswitch.conf resolve.conf services
Ok, then change Code: smtp inet n - y - - smtpd to Code: smtp inet n - n - - smtpd in your master.cf to not chroot Postfix and restart it.
The connection is still refused. When I restarted, I received this message: Code: Executing /etc/rc.d/init.d/postfix restart .. Shutting down postfix: [ OK ] Starting postfix: /usr/sbin/postfix-chroot.sh: line 380: return: -1: invalid option return: usage: return [n] [ OK ]
These are the current postfix configurations. Perhaps they will help: Code: Hostname Krimson System Linux Krimson 2.6.31.13-desktop-1mnb #1 SMP Tue Apr 27 21:14:13 EDT 2010 i686 Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.20GHz GNU/Linux main.cf non-default parameters alias_maps hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases broken_sasl_auth_clients yes delay_warning_time 1h disable_vrfy_command yes html_directory /usr/share/doc/postfix/html inet_interfaces localhost initial_destination_concurrency 3 mailbox_command /usr/bin/procmail mailbox_size_limit 10512000000 manpage_directory /usr/share/man message_size_limit 409600000 myhostname krimson mynetworks_style host myorigin krimsonphoenix.com readme_directory /usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES recipient_delimiter + sendmail_path /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer yes smtp_use_tls yes smtpd_banner $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name ($mail_version) (Mandriva Linux) smtpd_helo_required yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/pop-before-smtp, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_auth_enable yes smtpd_tls_CAfile /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem smtpd_tls_cert_file /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt smtpd_tls_key_file /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key smtpd_tls_loglevel 1 smtpd_tls_received_header yes smtpd_use_tls yes virtual_alias_domains krimsonphoenix.com virtual_alias_maps hash:/etc/postfix/virtual main.cf parameters defined as per defaults command_directory /usr/sbin config_directory /etc/postfix daemon_directory /usr/lib/postfix data_directory /var/lib/postfix mailq_path /usr/bin/mailq newaliases_path /usr/bin/newaliases setgid_group postdrop smtpd_sasl_local_domain smtpd_sasl_security_options noanonymous smtpd_tls_auth_only no smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout 3600s tls_random_source dev:/dev/urandom unknown_local_recipient_reject_code 550 master.cf service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args smtp inet n - y - - smtpd pickup fifo n - y 60 1 pickup -o -o cleanup unix n - y - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - y 300 1 qmgr tlsmgr unix - - y 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - y - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - y - 0 bounce defer unix - - y - 0 bounce trace unix - - y - 0 bounce verify unix - - y - 1 verify flush unix n - y 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - y - - smtp relay unix - - y - - smtp -o showq unix n - y - - showq error unix - - y - - error retry unix - - y - - error discard unix - - y - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - y - - lmtp anvil unix - - y - 1 anvil scache unix - - y - 1 scache cyrus-deliver unix - n n - - pipe cyrus unix - n n - - lmtp -o cyrus-chroot unix - - y - - lmtp -o cyrus-inet unix - - y - - lmtp -o -o -o -o 127.0.0.1:10026 inet n - y - - smtpd -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -o lmtp-filter unix - - y - - lmtp -o -o -o -o smtp-filter unix - - y - - smtp -o -o -o A friend of mine mentioned security settings...that my server will refuse connections until it is not an open relay. Does this make any sense?
I didn't use any guide. I looked a few up, but none of them ever gave specifics of networking (which ip goes where, domain configuration, etc.). I basically looked at all the postfix files from my old hard drive and inputted values into the new files. I was very careful not to simply copy stuff over. Where ever I saw IP addresses and domain settings, I adjusted the new files with those settings. There are no urls I can find which allow me to configure a server using webmin, which is how the first server was done.
When I use Thunderbird to connect to my mail server, I get an error message that tells me the connection was refused. I called up my ISP and double checked that all of my ports are open. I have a host name. I just don't understand why this is not working. I have the old hard drive with all the settings, but that one will not boot up due to the different motherboard. I do not have a Live CD for Mandriva 2008, nor do they sell one (so I can't boot the old drive, which is what I would prefer to do). I am so frustrated with this. It has been over a month, and I just can't figure this out. I am trying to go back to networking basics, but my inexperience with Linux is hindering my progress. I wanted to scan the ports on my server, but I can't figure out how to run the already installed nMap. I tried telnet, but port 23 is closed, and I am not very good with console commands, either. Any advice or instructions on this?
