Hi, I'm running an Ubuntu Dapper Drake server with ispconfig installed. I have been trying to overcome this problem for quite a while and I feel that I'm nearly there. I have setup email accounts on my server through ISPCONFIG and I can log into them with Outlook Express. However whenever I try to send an email to the account I get bounced back with unknown user here is the mail log sent with www-data: Code: Sep 5 21:33:02 mailserver sm-mta[32024]: k85BX1Nr032023: to=<[email protected]>, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=32639, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent Sep 5 21:35:26 mailserver sendmail[32130]: k85BZQ74032130: from=www-data, size=260, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<[email protected]>, relay=www-data@localhost Sep 5 21:35:26 mailserver sm-mta[32131]: k85BZQHP032131: <[email protected]>... User unknown Sep 5 21:35:26 mailserver sendmail[32130]: k85BZQ74032130: to="Test - Sales@aaapaints User" <[email protected]>, ctladdr=www-data (33/33), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30260, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown Sep 5 21:35:26 mailserver sm-mta[32131]: k85BZQHP032131: from=<[email protected]>, size=260, class=0, nrcpts=0, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MSP-v4, relay=localhost [127.0.0.1] Sep 5 21:35:26 mailserver sendmail[32130]: k85BZQ74032130: k85BZQ75032130: DSN: User unknown This is the Postfix Main.cf in full Code: myhostname = mailserver.mydomain.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = mailserver.mydomain.com, localhost.example.com, localhost relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" inet_protocols = all smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination smtpd_tls_auth_only = no smtp_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes 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 # modify the existing smtpd_recipient_restrictions smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unauth_destination, check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:60000, permit # modify the existing smtpd_sender_restrictions smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unauth_pipelining, permit # then add these smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_path = /etc/postfix/sasl:/usr/lib/sasl2 smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_local_domain = content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 #receieve_override_options = no_address_mappings virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable mydestination = # not sure of the difference of the next two # but they are needed for local aliasing alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases # this specifies where the virtual mailbox folders will be located virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail/virtual # this is for the mailbox location for each user virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_mailbox.cf # and their user id virtual_uid_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_uid.cf # and group id virtual_gid_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_gid.cf # and this is for aliases virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_alias.cf # and this is for domain lookups virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_domains.cf # this is how to connect to the domains (all virtual, but the option is there) # not used yet # transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_transport.cf masquerade_domains = aaa-paints.mydomain.com !aaa-paints.mydomain.com masquerade_exceptions = root # Requirements for the HELO statement smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_invalid_hostname, permit # Requirements for the sender details smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unauth_pipelining, permit # Requirements for the connecting server smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client relays.ordb.org, reject_rbl_client blackholes.easynet.nl, reject_rbl_client dnsbl.njabl.org # Requirement for the recipient address smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, permit_mynetworks, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unauth_destination, permit # require proper helo at connections smtpd_helo_required = yes # waste spammers time before rejecting them smtpd_delay_reject = yes disable_vrfy_command = yes I'm sure there's something wrong in here. Here is the ouput of "ls -la /root/ispconfig" Code: total 112 drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 2006-09-05 21:20 . drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 2006-09-05 22:13 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 45996 2006-07-06 12:26 cronolog -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9673 2006-07-06 12:26 cronosplit drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2006-07-06 12:09 httpd drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2006-07-06 12:26 isp -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9 2006-09-05 21:20 .old_path_httpd_root drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2006-07-06 11:59 openssl drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2006-07-18 01:56 php drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-07-06 12:26 scripts drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-07-06 12:26 standard_cgis drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-06 12:26 sv -rwx------ 1 root root 9389 2006-07-06 12:26 uninstall I do have a codomain for my website with an empty host, which often is the problem for a lot of people. Also my virtusertable and local-host-names files are configured correctly Maildir is enabled in ISPCONFIG Code: ################################### # # ISPConfig local-host-names Configuration File # Version 1.0 # ################################### localhost mailserver.mydomain.com localhost.mailserver.mydomain.com localhost.mydomain.com www.mydomain.com mydomain.com #### MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! #### Code: ################################### # # ISPConfig virtusertable Configuration File # Version 1.0 # ################################### [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 #### MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! #### I just can't seem to pin point where this is going wrong. The only problem is the incoming emails. I can log into the user accounts and send emails fine with outlook. Thanks heaps for any help you have.
in /etc/postfix/main.cf change myhostname = mailserver.mydomain.com to your real hostname and mydestination = mailserver.mydomain.com, localhost.example.com, localhost to mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names
Thanks for replying . I made the changes, restarted postfix and tested, but I still get the same errors. By the way mailserver.mydomain.com is the real server name, outgoing emails were being blocked if my server name wasn't the same name as what was on the MX Record. It's puzzling because the mailboxes exist.. and I can login to them no problem. Here is an error in the mail log that I'm getting that I assume isn't linked to the problem.. but might be Code: Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: clean up process starting: policyd v1.55 Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: connecting to mysql database: localhost Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: mysql_real_connect(): Access denied for user 'postfix'@'localhost' (using password: YES) Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: NOT connected.. Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: expiring validated records older than 30 days (1154973601) Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: DEBUG: fd: 0 query=0, db_deletequery(): DELETE QUICK FROM triplet WHERE _datelast < 1154973601 LIMIT 100000 Sep 7 04:00:01 mailserver cleanup: db_deletequery()/mysql_query(): MySQL server has gone away -> DELETE QUICK FROM triplet WHERE _datelast < 1154973601 LIMIT 100000 Sep 7 13:16:08 mailserver courierpop3login: Connection, ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135] Sep 7 13:16:08 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], command=AUTH Sep 7 13:16:08 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], command=CAPA Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], command=USER Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], command=PASS Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], username=web1_sales Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN: DEBUG: ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], password=******* Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: authdaemon: starting client module Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: authdaemon: ACCEPT, username web1_sales Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGIN, user=web1_sales, ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135] Sep 7 13:16:11 mailserver courierpop3login: LOGOUT, user=web1_sales, ip=[::ffff:203.51.183.135], top=0, retr=0, time=0 The server attempts to 'clean up' and connect to mysql, but can't get through. I'm using the right password and Postfix is a mysql user with all the priveleges. As you can see, I can log into my accounts that I made with ispconfig Is this possibly related to why I'm getting "User Unkown" ??
Did you follow one of the perfect setup guides? Your postfix tries to connect to mysql, why? ISPConfig does not support postfix with mysql virtual users.
I did follow one of the perfect setups, But I was stupid and thought that I needed to setup my mail server seperately to ispconfig. So I went through this: http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/index.html It was a mistake, and I retraced, but obviously there's still some more things I need to Undo. Thanks for clarifying this, I shall keep trying to "Undo" what I've done.
Please try to redo the postfix configuration steps from the perfect setup, this might be enough to reconfigure your postfix for ISPConfig.
Hi, thanks for replying! I reconfigured Posftix as much as the Perfect Setup suggests. So now a fresh set of errors have shown up, I have gone over every postfix CF file for a solution but nothing has helped. Code: mailserver.mydomain.com: Timed out [Last data sent: [Did not connect]] DNS report shows that the mail server has timed out. I checked and the smtp port is not blocked by the firewall. These are the errors I'm getting in my mail log When I try to send an email internally, I get this error Code: Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/pickup[28963]: 2A2F9312992: uid=125 from=<smmsp> Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/cleanup[31067]: 2A2F9312992: message-id=<[email protected]> Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/qmgr[23332]: 2A2F9312992: from=<[email protected]>, size=670, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/smtp[31069]: 2A2F9312992: to=<[email protected]>, orig_to=<root>, relay=none, delay=0, status=bounced (Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=OLDNAME.mydomain.com type=AAAA: Host not found) Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/cleanup[31067]: 38BF8312993: message-id=<[email protected]> Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/qmgr[23332]: 38BF8312993: from=<>, size=2695, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/qmgr[23332]: 2A2F9312992: removed Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/smtp[31069]: 38BF8312993: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=0, status=bounced (Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=OLDNAME.mydomain.com type=AAAA: Host not found) Sep 15 10:40:01 mailserver postfix/qmgr[23332]: 38BF8312993: removed Here's the situation. I renamed my server to Mailserver and I've changed all references from 'OLDNAME' to mailserver. Yet it's still somehow trying to find 'OLDNAME'. I can't find any CF or MC file that refers to 'OLDNAME' And this error also comes up: Code: Sep 15 10:40:08 mailserver postfix/smtpd[31074]: fatal: open database /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory Sep 15 10:40:09 mailserver postfix/master[23328]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 31074 exit status 1 Sep 15 10:40:09 mailserver postfix/master[23328]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling Sep 15 10:41:09 mailserver postfix/smtpd[31113]: fatal: open database /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory Sep 15 10:41:10 mailserver postfix/master[23328]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 31113 exit status 1 Sep 15 10:41:10 mailserver postfix/master[23328]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling It's attempting to open Aliases.db, which it shouldn't, it should be accessing just Aliases. There are NO mysql references anywhere in the Postfix CF files, so I don't know why it's still trying to access it. It also tries about 15 different SMTP pid's, all with "Bad command at startup"... this I'm not sure what it means.
BTW, this is my current Main.cf Code: #myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key smtpd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtp_scache # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. myhostname = mailserver.mydomain.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = mailserver.mydomain.com, localhost.localdomain, localhost relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = all smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination smtpd_tls_auth_only = no smtp_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes 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 masquerade_domains = mailserver.mydomain.com !mailserver.mydomain.com masquerade_exceptions = root
What's the output of Code: ls -la /etc ? Try to run Code: newaliases and restart Postfix and see if that changes anything. Also make sure your ISP doesn't block port 25.
Hi Falko, Port 25 IS blocked from incoming connections by my ISP, he informs me that it is for security reasons and to not be blacklisted. I can send mail from port 25 though. Edit: He just unblocked Port 25 for me, I'll let you know how this benefits this problem I ran Newaliases and sent an email to myself, but got the same output The "Loops back to myself" error I'm familiar with. I'm assuming this has nothing to do with the ultimate problem and I will fix this later if that is the case. Here is the output to 'ls -la /etc' Link Thanks for your help
PLease fix the mydaomain issue first as postfix will not work corrctly until you fix it by adding mydomain.com at the end of the local-host-names file and restart postfix.
Edit: Ohh I see, putting mydomain.com at the end of Local-host-names will fix the "loops back to myself" problem, Thanks! Also : such a simple error in which I spent a whole week trying to find. /etc/mailname the file read: Code: OLDSERVERNAME.mydomain.com instead of the RIGHT name
Adding this to postfix's Main.cf: virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/ Has resulted in success. I can now send mail locally to myself. But when I try to send with an external address, an instant response email Code: <[email protected]>: unknown user: "sales" Final-Recipient: rfc822; [email protected] Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; unknown user: "sales" This happens with all users I send to. I added the user "sales" to the system. And now the mail is bounced back with some errors relating to the user configuration. So.. for some reason postfix is looking for 'sales' instead of 'web1_sales' like it should. But when I send locally, Web1_sales receives emails easily.
Ok so as it stands, this is main.cf Code: myhostname = mailserver.mydomain.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION" mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = all smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination smtpd_tls_auth_only = no smtp_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes 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 virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/ virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable local_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable All the 'virtual' lines at the end were me just trying to make sure virtusertable is accessed properly. Ok so this is weird. My mail will only be received if the username is the same as the mail address. so for example: [email protected] web1_sales wont accept incoming mail [email protected] sales But this will
Hi, Please remove the lines from your main.cf file: and add these two lines: ISPConfig does the mail delivery through procmail, if you use a maildir capable pop3 daemon, enable maildir in ISPConfig, otherwise disable the checkbox.
Hi till, I made the changes, but I still have the same error. It will only accept mail to users of the same email address. [email protected] web1_sales isn't accepted, where as [email protected] info is I'm using courier, checking and unchecking maildir, with postfix restarts, does nothing.
What's in your mail log when this happens? What's in /etc/postfix/virtusertable? What's the output of Code: grep web1_sales /etc/passwd ?
1. This is the log when I send an email from gmail Code: Sep 19 22:31:29 mailserver postfix/smtpd[4900]: connect from py-out-1112.google.com[64.233.166.178] Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/smtpd[4900]: 4561F312996: client=py-out-1112.google.com[64.233.166.178] Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/cleanup[4904]: 4561F312996: message-id=<[email protected]> Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/qmgr[27502]: 4561F312996: from=<[email protected]>, size=1302, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/local[4905]: 4561F312996: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local, delay=1, status=bounced (unknown user: "sales") Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/cleanup[4908]: D67E5312999: message-id=<[email protected]> Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/qmgr[27502]: D67E5312999: from=<>, size=3029, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 19 22:31:30 mailserver postfix/qmgr[27502]: 4561F312996: removed Sep 19 22:31:38 mailserver postfix/smtp[4909]: D67E5312999: to=<[email protected]>, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[64.233.163.114], delay=8, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1158669452 e1si14471471nzd) Sep 19 22:31:38 mailserver postfix/qmgr[27502]: D67E5312999: removed Sep 19 22:32:01 mailserver postfix/smtpd[4900]: disconnect from py-out-1112.google.com[64.233.166.178] 2. Virtusertable Code: ################################### # # ISPConfig virtusertable Configuration File # Version 1.0 # ################################### [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_sales [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 [email protected] web1_user2 #### MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! #### 3. the output is this Code: web1_sales:x:10019:10001:Sales:/home/www/web1/user/web1_sales:/bin/false
This all looks ok. Can you replace Code: virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/ virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable local_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable in /etc/postfix/main.cf with just Code: virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable and restart Postfix?
Sorry, same error. It's weird because when I send locally, from www-data to sales, it's fine. When I send from an external source to sales, it's a no-go.
