I have followed perfect server setup guide for debian 10 Not able to send receive emails. being new to linux can't figure out what's wrong. searched quite a bit. When I send email to the email defined in ISPconfig, I get, mail server responded, no such user error. When I try to send email from webmail rouncube, I was getting authentication failed (250).......error. then when I changed the port from 25 to 465, now the send times out. not able to send. Posting main.cf and master.cf for your reference. Any help is appreciated. Let me know if any other information is needed. Thanks in advance. main.cf Code: # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default # is /etc/mailname. #myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix # See http://www.postfix.org/COMPATIBILITY_README.html -- default to 2 on # fresh installs. compatibility_level = 2 # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.cert smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.key smtpd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination myhostname = webserver.domain.local alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = webserver.domain.local, localhost, localhost.localdomain relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::1]/128 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = all html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html virtual_alias_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_alias_domains.cf virtual_alias_maps = hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/virtual-mailman, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_alias_maps.cf, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_email2email.cf virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailboxes.cf virtual_mailbox_base = /var/vmail virtual_uid_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_uids.cf virtual_gid_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_gids.cf sender_bcc_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_outgoing_bcc.cf smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes smtpd_restriction_classes = greylisting greylisting = check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10023 smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unlisted_recipient, check_recipient_access proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-verify_recipients.cf, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unauth_destination, check_recipient_access proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_recipient.cf, check_recipient_access mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_policy_greylist.cf, check_policy_service unix:private/quota-status smtpd_tls_security_level = may transport_maps = hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/transport-mailman, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_transports.cf relay_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_relaydomains.cf relay_recipient_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_relayrecipientmaps.cf smtpd_sender_login_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_sender_login_maps.cf proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $sender_bcc_maps $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks $smtpd_sender_login_maps $virtual_uid_maps $virtual_gid_maps $smtpd_client_restrictions $smtpd_sender_restrictions $smtpd_recipient_restrictions $smtp_sasl_password_maps $sender_dependent_relayhost_maps smtpd_helo_required = yes smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, check_helo_access regexp:/etc/postfix/helo_access, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_invalid_helo_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname, check_helo_access regexp:/etc/postfix/blacklist_helo, ,reject_unknown_helo_hostname, permit smtpd_sender_restrictions = check_sender_access proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_sender.cf, check_sender_access regexp:/etc/postfix/tag_as_originating.re, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unlisted_sender, check_sender_access regexp:/etc/postfix/tag_as_foreign.re smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender = no smtpd_client_restrictions = check_client_access proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_client.cf, permit_inet_interfaces, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_rbl_client zen.spamhaus.org, reject_unauth_pipelining , permit smtpd_etrn_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject smtpd_data_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_multi_recipient_bounce, permit smtpd_client_message_rate_limit = 100 maildrop_destination_concurrency_limit = 1 maildrop_destination_recipient_limit = 1 virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks mime_header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/mime_header_checks nested_header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/nested_header_checks body_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/body_checks owner_request_special = no smtp_tls_security_level = dane smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols = !SSLv2, !SSLv3 smtpd_tls_protocols = !SSLv2,!SSLv3 smtp_tls_protocols = !SSLv2,!SSLv3 smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = RC4, aNULL smtp_tls_exclude_ciphers = RC4, aNULL smtpd_tls_mandatory_ciphers = medium tls_medium_cipherlist = ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA tls_preempt_cipherlist = yes address_verify_negative_refresh_time = 60s enable_original_recipient = no sender_dependent_relayhost_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_sender-relayhost.cf smtp_sasl_password_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_sender-relayauth.cf, texthash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd smtp_sender_dependent_authentication = yes smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous, noplaintext smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_forbidden_commands = CONNECT,GET,POST,USER,PASS address_verify_sender_ttl = 15686s smtp_dns_support_level = dnssec dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1 smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth content_filter = lmtp:[127.0.0.1]:10024 receive_override_options = no_address_mappings 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" or # on-line: http://www.postfix.org/master.5.html). # # Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file. # # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (no) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== smtp inet n - - - - smtpd #smtp inet n - y - 1 postscreen #smtpd pass - - y - - smtpd #dnsblog unix - - y - 0 dnsblog #tlsproxy unix - - y - 0 tlsproxy #submission inet n - y - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/submission -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_tls_auth_only=yes # -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o smtpd_helo_restrictions=$mua_helo_restrictions # -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=$mua_sender_restrictions # -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions= # -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING smtps inet n - - - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/smtps -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o smtpd_helo_restrictions=$mua_helo_restrictions # -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=$mua_sender_restrictions # -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions= # -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #628 inet n - y - - qmqpd pickup unix n - y 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - y - 0 cleanup qmgr unix n - n 300 1 qmgr #qmgr unix n - n 300 1 oqmgr tlsmgr unix - - y 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - y - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - y - 0 bounce defer unix - - y - 0 bounce trace unix - - y - 0 bounce verify unix - - y - 1 verify flush unix n - y 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - y - - smtp relay unix - - y - - smtp -o syslog_name=postfix/$service_name # -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 postlog unix-dgram n - n - 1 postlogd # # ==================================================================== # 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 vmail ${extension} ${recipient} ${user} ${nexthop} ${sender} # # ==================================================================== # # Recent Cyrus versions can use the existing "lmtp" master.cf entry. # # Specify in cyrus.conf: # lmtp cmd="lmtpd -a" listen="localhost:lmtp" proto=tcp4 # # Specify in main.cf one or more of the following: # mailbox_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost # virtual_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost # # ==================================================================== # # Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux) # Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1 # #cyrus unix - n n - - pipe # user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user} # # ==================================================================== # Old example of delivery via Cyrus. # #old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe # flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user} # # ==================================================================== # # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. # uucp unix - n n - - pipe flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$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} dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${user}@${nexthop} amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o smtp_bind_address= 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - 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 smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -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 smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes 127.0.0.1:10027 inet n - 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 smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -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 smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o milter_default_action=accept -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING -o disable_dns_lookups=yes
Which guide, exactly? You have not modified the file as per instructions in Perfect Server Guide. My signature has link to e-mail server tutorial. You should follow https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/please-read-before-posting.58408/ If you find installing with perfect server guide too cumbersome, there is autoinstaller: https://git.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/ispconfig-autoinstaller and https://www.howtoforge.com/ispconfig-autoinstall-debian-ubuntu/
I followed below link: The Perfect Server - Debian 10 (Buster) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.2 (howtoforge.com) I will try email setup link later today and let you know. Thanks very much.
You missed removing the # in front of the submission line in master.cf. That's described in the guide you used.
I reinstalled the whole thing by following same instructions, now it seems mail server is working, but when I send, emails bounce back saying: 550 Relay not permitted (in reply to RCPT TO command) Also setting up email on email client I get certificate error, saying certificate is self-signed. The from email is still @server1.example.com, it should be @example.com, right? How can I fix it? On the domain website, example.com in the instructions, I get padlock with verified let's encrypt certificate, but looks like mail server certs is/are not issued by lets encrypt. Any guess how I can fix it? Also is it possible to force SSL/TLS only, allow only safe ports 993,995,587 and disable port 110/25 in the config? Thanks a lot again
Then it probably is self-signed. Check the certificate, is it the one you created? Your e-mail client should offer feature to examine certificate. If you have made a not self-signed certificate and your e-mail server is not using that, check your setup. Like I wrote previously, my signature has link to e-mail setup tutorial. If you force reconfigure services and let the script use the same certificate for all services, also e-mail is using the LE certificate. So use command ispconfig_update.sh --force Worth checking is you have installed all packages and done the configurations exactly as instructed in the perfect server guide.
You have to use authentication when sending, only localhost is allowed to send without authentication by default.
When I ran ispconfig_update.sh --force.. I got below: Code: root@server:/home/username# ispconfig_update.sh --force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ ___________ _____ __ _ |_ _/ ___| ___ \ / __ \ / _(_) | | \ `--.| |_/ / | / \/ ___ _ __ | |_ _ __ _ | | `--. \ __/ | | / _ \| '_ \| _| |/ _` | _| |_/\__/ / | | \__/\ (_) | | | | | | | (_| | \___/\____/\_| \____/\___/|_| |_|_| |_|\__, | __/ | |___/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Update Please choose the update method. For production systems select 'stable'. WARNING: The update from GIT is only for development systems and may break your current setup. Do not use the GIT version on servers that host any live websites! Note: On Multiserver systems, enable maintenance mode and update your master server first. Then update all slave servers, and disable maintenance mode when all servers are updated. Select update method (stable,nightly,git-develop) [stable]: Downloading ISPConfig update. Unpacking ISPConfig update. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ ___________ _____ __ _ ____ |_ _/ ___| ___ \ / __ \ / _(_) /__ \ | | \ `--.| |_/ / | / \/ ___ _ __ | |_ _ __ _ _/ / | | `--. \ __/ | | / _ \| '_ \| _| |/ _` | |_ | _| |_/\__/ / | | \__/\ (_) | | | | | | | (_| | ___\ \ \___/\____/\_| \____/\___/|_| |_|_| |_|\__, | \____/ __/ | |___/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Update Operating System: Debian 10.0 (Buster) or compatible This application will update ISPConfig 3 on your server. Shall the script create a ISPConfig backup in /var/backup/ now? (yes,no) [yes]: Creating backup of "/usr/local/ispconfig" directory... Creating backup of "/etc" directory... Checking ISPConfig database .. OK Starting incremental database update. Loading SQL patch file: /tmp/update_runner.sh.iaHUVsfgRN/install/sql/incremental/upd_dev_collection.sql Reconfigure Permissions in master database? (yes,no) [no]: Service 'mail_server' has not been detected (strongly recommended, currently enabled) do you want to disable it? (yes,no) [yes]: no Service 'dns_server' has not been detected (strongly recommended, currently enabled) do you want to disable it? (yes,no) [yes]: no Service 'web_server' has not been detected (strongly recommended, currently enabled) do you want to disable it? (yes,no) [yes]: no WARNING: If ISPConfig-Interface (Webfrontend) is installed on this Server we will configure the Web Server anyways but will not enable it in ISPConfig. Service 'firewall_server' has not been detected (strongly recommended, currently enabled) do you want to disable it? (yes,no) [yes]: no Reconfigure Services? (yes,no,selected) [yes]: no Updating ISPConfig Certificate exists. Not creating a new one. Reconfigure Crontab? (yes,no) [yes]: no Update finished. Not sure why it didn't detect all those services.. Anyways, it's still working, so not bothering much on this now. I think I will ignore the cert issue for now. Thanks for the guidance.
Sorry, I am not great on linux, what do I do to enable authentication? Ignore above, I figured I need to setup external smtp server authentication to send emails from my server. Thanks
Please put such output in code tags. And like Taleman said, let the update script reconfigure services.