Bug or User Error ?

Hi All,

A bit of a story, but hopefully it makes sense. I installed ISPConfig, one customer (me) created one website (www.linickx.com), placed a few php files and began testing.

I then realised that my website is heavily customized, so thought it would be a good idea to set up sites for "default installs" of the apps I use.

word.linickx.com = wordpress
gallery.linickx.com = gallery
etc,

What I have found is the administrators of each site cannot log into e-mail. the admin "word" for word.linickx.com, with [email protected] cannot login, but the administrator for www.linickx.com can. (The same experience is the same for gallery, etc.)

What makes it odd, if under www.linickx.com (the 1st site I created) I add a new e-mail address [email protected] that user can log in.

So what do you think ? Should my admin's be able to get e-mail, or have I missed something - yes I've ticked the "mail user login" box

Cheers,
Nick

 

Hi Till,

I'm using the "web mail" thing, so what's that IMAP ? anyway, that user doesn't exist....

Code:

[root@linickx etc]#
[root@linickx etc]# grep word.linickx.com /etc/passwd
[root@linickx etc]#

rgds,
Nick

 

Any errors in your mail log? What's the output of

Code:

grep word /etc/passwd

?

 

Hi Falko,

Code:

[root@linickx log]# grep word /etc/passwd
web4_word:x:10003:10004:wordpress:/var/www/web4:/bin/false
[root@linickx log]#

ok, this is what I've found... ftp works, the website works, ssh doesn't

from /var/log/messages

Code:

Oct 21 04:35:44 linickx sshd(pam_unix)[995]: session opened for user web4_word by (uid=0)
Oct 21 04:35:44 linickx sshd(pam_unix)[995]: session closed for user web4_word

..but I guess that's because the shell is /bin/false ? (I have ticked the shell access box & hit save)

the e-mail I've been testing is the webmail (uebimiau), obviously that doesn't work, what's odd is neither does an SMTP session....

Code:

[root@linickx log]# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
220 linickx.com ESMTP Postfix
helo
501 Syntax: HELO hostname
helo test.com
250 linickx.com
mail from:[email protected]
250 Ok
rcpt to:[email protected]
550 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table
rcpt to:[email protected]
250 Ok

..but notice how my "something" account does. What do you think ?

 

cool, ok done that, /etc/password looks better, still can't log in, and e-mail is still the same

Code:

[root@linickx log]#ssh web4_word@localhost
web4_word@localhost's password:
Last login: Sat Oct 21 04:35:52 2006 from localhost.localdomain
Connection to localhost closed.
[root@linickx log]# grep word /etc/passwd
web4_word:x:10003:10004:wordpress:/var/www/web4:/bin/bash
[root@linickx log]# tail /var/log/messages
Oct 21 17:44:44 linickx ftp(pam_unix)[12869]: session opened for user web4_word by (uid=0)
Oct 21 17:45:26 linickx sshd(pam_unix)[12927]: session opened for user web4_word by (uid=0)
Oct 21 17:45:27 linickx sshd(pam_unix)[12927]: session closed for user web4_word

 

Try

Code:

ssh web4_word

instead of

Code:

ssh web4_word@localhost

Which distribution do you use?

 

nice....ok, I don't get why...

Code:

[root@linickx log]# ssh -l web4_word localhost

works when

Code:

[root@linickx log]# ssh web4_word@localhost

doesn't since they're the same thing, but hey, it doesn't matter Right so that shows the user account works. Any idea's how I troubleshoot the e-mail thing ?

 

What's the output of

Code:

grep "[email protected]" /etc/postfix/virtusertable

?

 

here u r ....

Code:

[root@linickx log]# grep "[email protected]" /etc/postfix/virtusertable
[root@linickx log]# grep word /etc/postfix/virtusertable
[email protected]    web4_word
[email protected]    web4_word
[email protected]    web4_testpress
[email protected]    web4_testpress

I'm confused !

 

Hey Till,

Well that fixed it thank ! ISPConfig, didn't handle sub-domains quite how I expected, but at least it's all working.

Please can you clarify my understanding... the first domain you create (one.com) get default addresses of [email protected], if you create a sub domain (sub.one.com) they get default addresses of [email protected] (even if the gui doesn't tell you this ) if you want the sub domain to use the parent e-mail you have to add it in as a "co-domain".

Thanks v.much.
Nick

 

thank you.

kind regards,
Nick