I'm trying to get email working on Debian 9.9 Stretch, but am not able to send or receive any email using roundcube to an external address. I can't not send internally from and to the same address. I've tried googling, I'm at a loss at what to do next. This is the output of /var/log/mail.log: Code: May 14 22:15:01 commoncollective postfix/postqueue[430]: warning: Mail system is down -- accessing queue directly May 14 22:15:01 commoncollective dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (disconnected before auth was ready, waited 0 secs): user=<>, rip=::1, lip=::1, secured, session=<yhZCO+aICucAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 22:15:01 commoncollective dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 secs): user=<>, rip=::1, lip=::1, secured, session=<hC1CO+aIcNMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 22:16:10 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5015]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key-20190209223009.bak May 14 22:16:10 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5018]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key May 14 22:16:10 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5021]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.cert May 14 22:16:10 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5070]: starting the Postfix mail system May 14 22:16:10 commoncollective postfix/master[5072]: fatal: bind 127.0.0.1 port 10025: Address already in use May 14 22:16:11 commoncollective postfix/master[5071]: fatal: daemon initialization failure May 14 22:16:12 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5104]: fatal: mail system startup failed May 14 22:16:14 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5330]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key-20190209223009.bak May 14 22:16:14 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5333]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key May 14 22:16:14 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5336]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.cert May 14 22:16:14 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5385]: starting the Postfix mail system May 14 22:16:14 commoncollective postfix/master[5387]: fatal: bind 127.0.0.1 port 10025: Address already in use May 14 22:16:15 commoncollective postfix/master[5386]: fatal: daemon initialization failure May 14 22:16:16 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[5390]: fatal: mail system startup failed May 14 22:18:48 commoncollective dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=7913, secured, session=<kZPJSOaIducAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 22:18:48 commoncollective dovecot: imap([email protected]): Logged out in=29 out=502
Please post the content of the file /etc/postfix/master.cf and the result of the test script: https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/please-read-before-posting.58408/
Hi Till, thanks for looking into this /etc/postfix/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 - y - - smtpd #smtp inet n - y - 1 postscreen #smtpd pass - - y - - smtpd #dnsblog unix - - y - 0 dnsblog tlsproxy unix - - y - 0 tlsproxy submission inet n - - - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/submission -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient=no # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=$mua_client_restrictions # -o smtpd_helo_restrictions=$mua_helo_restrictions # -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=$mua_sender_restrictions # -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions= # -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING smtps inet n - - - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/smtps -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient=no # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=$mua_client_restrictions # -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 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=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 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 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
Test script: Code: ##### SCRIPT FINISHED ##### Results can be found in htf_report.txt To view results use your favourite text editor or type 'cat htf_report.txt | more' on the server console. If you want to see the non-anonymized output start the script with --debug as parameter (php -q htf-common-issues.php --debug). root@commoncollective:/home/mychael# cat htf_report.txt ##### SERVER ##### IP-address (as per hostname): ***.***.***.*** [WARN] could not determine server's ip address by ifconfig [INFO] ISPConfig is installed. ##### ISPCONFIG ##### ISPConfig version is 3.1dev ##### VERSION CHECK ##### [INFO] php (cli) version is 7.0.33-0+deb9u3 ##### PORT CHECK ##### [WARN] Port 25 (SMTP server) seems NOT to be listening [WARN] Port 465 (SMTP server SSL) seems NOT to be listening [WARN] Port 25 (SMTP server) seems NOT to be listening ##### MAIL SERVER CHECK ##### ##### RUNNING SERVER PROCESSES ##### [INFO] I found the following web server(s): Apache 2 (PID 8638) [WARN] I could not determine which mail server is running. [INFO] I found the following pop3 server(s): Dovecot (PID 10989) [INFO] I found the following imap server(s): Dovecot (PID 10989) [INFO] I found the following ftp server(s): PureFTP (PID 12082) ##### LISTENING PORTS ##### (only () Local (Address) [localhost]:10023 (13751/postgrey) [localhost]:10024 (5509/amavisd-new) [localhost]:10025 (1088/perl) [localhost]:10026 (5509/amavisd-new) [localhost]:11211 (867/memcached) [anywhere]:110 (10989/dovecot) [anywhere]:143 (10989/dovecot) [anywhere]:21 (12082/pure-ftpd) ***.***.***.***:53 (31512/named) ***.***.***.***:53 (31512/named) ***.***.***.***:53 (31512/named) [localhost]:53 (31512/named) [anywhere]:22 (7959/sshd) [localhost]:953 (31512/named) [anywhere]:993 (10989/dovecot) [anywhere]:995 (10989/dovecot) *:*:*:*::*:10023 (13751/postgrey) *:*:*:*::*:10024 (5509/amavisd-new) *:*:*:*::*:3306 (7316/mysqld) *:*:*:*::*:10026 (5509/amavisd-new) [localhost]10 (10989/dovecot) [localhost]43 (10989/dovecot) *:*:*:*::*:80 (8638/apache2) *:*:*:*::*:8080 (8638/apache2) *:*:*:*::*:8081 (8638/apache2) *:*:*:*::*:21 (12082/pure-ftpd) *:*:*:*::*:53 (31512/named) *:*:*:*::*:22 (7959/sshd) *:*:*:*::*:953 (31512/named) *:*:*:*::*:443 (8638/apache2) *:*:*:*::*:993 (10989/dovecot) *:*:*:*::*:995 (10989/dovecot)
test script continued: Code: ##### IPTABLES ##### Chain INPUT (policy DROP) target prot opt source destination f2b-pureftpd tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 multiport dports 21 f2b-postfix-sasl tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 multiport dports 25 f2b-sshd tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 multiport dports 22 ufw-before-logging-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-before-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-logging-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-reject-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-track-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain FORWARD (policy DROP) target prot opt source destination ufw-before-logging-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-before-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-logging-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-reject-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-track-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination ufw-before-logging-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-before-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-after-logging-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-reject-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ufw-track-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain f2b-postfix-sasl (1 references) target prot opt source destination RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain f2b-pureftpd (1 references) target prot opt source destination RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain f2b-sshd (1 references) target prot opt source destination REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT all -- ***.***.***.*** [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-after-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-after-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination ufw-skip-to-policy-input udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:137 ufw-skip-to-policy-input udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:138 ufw-skip-to-policy-input tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:139 ufw-skip-to-policy-input tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:445 ufw-skip-to-policy-input udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:67 ufw-skip-to-policy-input udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:68 ufw-skip-to-policy-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ADDRTYPE match dst-type BROADCAST Chain ufw-after-logging-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination LOG all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 10 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "[UFW BLOCK] " Chain ufw-after-logging-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination LOG all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 10 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "[UFW BLOCK] " Chain ufw-after-logging-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-after-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-before-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 3 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 4 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 11 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 12 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 8 ufw-user-forward all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-before-input (1 references)
testscript 3/3: Code: target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED ufw-logging-deny all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate INVALID DROP all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate INVALID ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 3 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 4 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 11 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 12 ACCEPT icmp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 icmptype 8 ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp spt:67 dpt:68 ufw-not-local all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 ***.***.***.*** udp dpt:5353 ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 ***.***.***.*** udp dpt:1900 ufw-user-input all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-before-logging-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-before-logging-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-before-logging-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-before-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED ufw-user-output all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-logging-allow (0 references) target prot opt source destination LOG all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 10 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "[UFW ALLOW] " Chain ufw-logging-deny (2 references) target prot opt source destination RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate INVALID limit: avg 3/min burst 10 LOG all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 10 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "[UFW BLOCK] " Chain ufw-not-local (1 references) target prot opt source destination RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ADDRTYPE match dst-type LOCAL RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ADDRTYPE match dst-type MULTICAST RETURN all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ADDRTYPE match dst-type BROADCAST ufw-logging-deny all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 10 DROP all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-reject-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-reject-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-reject-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-skip-to-policy-forward (0 references) target prot opt source destination DROP all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-skip-to-policy-input (7 references) target prot opt source destination DROP all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-skip-to-policy-output (0 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-track-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-track-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-track-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate NEW ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 ctstate NEW Chain ufw-user-forward (1 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-user-input (1 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:20 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:21 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:22 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:25 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:53 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:80 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:110 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:143 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:443 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:3306 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:8080 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:10000 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 multiport dports 40110:40210 ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:53 ACCEPT udp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 udp dpt:3306 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:587 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:993 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:995 ACCEPT tcp -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 tcp dpt:8081 Chain ufw-user-limit (0 references) target prot opt source destination LOG all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 limit: avg 3/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "[UFW LIMIT BLOCK] " REJECT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable Chain ufw-user-limit-accept (0 references) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- [anywhere]/0 [anywhere]/0 Chain ufw-user-logging-forward (0 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-user-logging-input (0 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-user-logging-output (0 references) target prot opt source destination Chain ufw-user-output (1 references) target prot opt source destination
- Do you use dovecot or courier as imap and pop3 server? I believe dovecot, but I'm not sure. - Are you able to send and receive emails with webmail? A easy test if the local mailsystem works is to login to webmail with a account hosted on the server and send a email to the same address that you used to login to webmail. The email shall arrive within a minute back to your account when the local mailsystem works. If the email does not arrive, then check the mail.log as described below. No. I do not receive the email. Here is the error log from that event: Code: May 14 23:52:09 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12463, secured, session=<Zr+mlueIEOkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:09 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=272 out=1390 May 14 23:52:14 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12465, secured, session=<CI3olueIEukAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:14 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=32 out=485 May 14 23:52:14 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12467, secured, session=<kVHplueIFOkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:14 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=44 out=592 May 14 23:52:30 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12473, secured, session=<EyDdl+eIFukAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:30 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=455 out=640 May 14 23:52:30 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12475, secured, session=<nGXnl+eIGOkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:30 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=70 out=633 May 14 23:52:31 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12477, secured, session=<cC/ql+eIGukAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:31 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=76 out=546 May 14 23:52:31 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12479, secured, session=<3njql+eIHOkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:31 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=120 out=766 May 14 23:52:36 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=12481, secured, session=</ro3mOeIHukAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 14 23:52:36 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=272 out=1390
Is that logfile /var/log/mail.log? Strange that it has only dovecot lines. But the test script shows you do not have a mail server running, so that explains that. What shows Code: systemctl status postfix systemctl --state=failed
Hi Taleman, here is what comes up with those commands: systemctl status postfix Code: ● postfix.service - Postfix Mail Transport Agent Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postfix.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (exited) since Wed 2019-05-15 00:40:55 PDT; 50s ago Process: 31074 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 31074 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) May 15 00:40:55 comcol systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent... May 15 00:40:55 comcol systemd[1]: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent. systemctl --state=failed Code: UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION ● [email protected] loaded failed failed Postfix Mail Transport Agent (instance -) LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded. ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB. SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type. 1 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too. To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
Try Code: systemctl restart postix and read what the command outputs and check what appears in files /var/log/mail.log and /var/log/syslog.
I ran systemctl restart postfix and this is the /var/log/mail.log event log: Code: May 15 09:44:27 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[28846]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key-20190209223009.bak May 15 09:44:27 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[28849]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key May 15 09:44:27 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[28852]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.cert May 15 09:44:27 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[28901]: starting the Postfix mail system May 15 09:44:27 commoncollective postfix/master[28903]: fatal: bind 127.0.0.1 port 10025: Address already in use May 15 09:44:28 commoncollective postfix/master[28902]: fatal: daemon initialization failure May 15 09:44:29 commoncollective postfix/postfix-script[28904]: fatal: mail system startup failed /var/log/syslog: Code: May 15 09:44:09 comcol systemd[1]: Started Session 308278 of user meadmin. May 15 09:44:26 comcol systemd[1]: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent. May 15 09:44:26 comcol systemd[1]: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent... May 15 09:44:26 comcol systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent (instance -)... May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28846]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key-20190209223009.bak May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28849]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.key May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28852]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./smtpd.cert May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28901]: starting the Postfix mail system May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/master[28903]: fatal: bind 127.0.0.1 port 10025: Address already in use May 15 09:44:28 comcol postfix/master[28902]: fatal: daemon initialization failure May 15 09:44:29 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28904]: fatal: mail system startup failed May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: [email protected]: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent (instance -). May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: [email protected]: Unit entered failed state. May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: [email protected]: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent... May 15 09:44:30 comcol systemd[1]: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent. May 15 09:45:01 comcol CRON[28923]: (getmail) CMD (/usr/local/bin/run-getmail.sh > /dev/null 2>> /dev/null) May 15 09:45:01 comcol CRON[28924]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/cron.sh 2>&1 | while read line; do echo `/bin/date` "$line" >> /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log; done) May 15 09:45:01 comcol CRON[28925]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.sh 2>&1 | while read line; do echo `/bin/date` "$line" >> /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log; done) May 15 09:45:01 comcol postfix/postqueue[28976]: warning: Mail system is down -- accessing queue directly May 15 09:45:01 comcol pure-ftpd: (?@::1) [INFO] New connection from ::1 May 15 09:45:01 comcol pure-ftpd: (?@::1) [ERROR] Can't open /etc/pure-ftpd/welcome.msg May 15 09:45:01 comcol pure-ftpd: (?@::1) [DEBUG] Command [quit] [] May 15 09:45:01 comcol pure-ftpd: (?@::1) [INFO] Logout. May 15 09:45:01 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (disconnected before auth was ready, waited 0 secs): user=<>, rip=::1, lip=::1, secured, session=<0+Pk3u+I0oIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 09:45:01 comcol dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 secs): user=<>, rip=::1, lip=::1, secured, session=<rfTk3u+IgN0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 09:45:04 comcol dhclient[701]: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.1.229 on enp2s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 May 15 09:45:04 comcol dhclient[701]: DHCPACK of 192.168.1.229 from 192.168.1.1 May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8734] dhcp4 (enp2s0): address 192.168.1.229 May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8735] dhcp4 (enp2s0): plen 24 (255.255.255.0) May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8735] dhcp4 (enp2s0): gateway 192.168.1.1 May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8735] dhcp4 (enp2s0): server identifier 192.168.1.1 May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8736] dhcp4 (enp2s0): lease time 86400 May 15 09:45:04 comcol dbus[609]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8736] dhcp4 (enp2s0): hostname 'comcol' May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8736] dhcp4 (enp2s0): nameserver '192.168.1.1' May 15 09:45:04 comcol NetworkManager[622]: <info> [1557938704.8736] dhcp4 (enp2s0): state changed bound -> bound May 15 09:45:04 comcol systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service... May 15 09:45:04 comcol dhclient[701]: bound to 192.168.1.229 -- renewal in 39205 seconds. May 15 09:45:04 comcol dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' May 15 09:45:04 comcol systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service. May 15 09:45:04 comcol nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [enp2s0]: new request (2 scripts) May 15 09:45:04 comcol nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [enp2s0]: start running ordered scripts... May 15 09:46:01 comcol CRON[29034]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.sh 2>&1 | while read line; do echo `/bin/date` "$line" >> /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log; done) May 15 09:46:01 comcol CRON[29035]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/cron.sh 2>&1 | while read line; do echo `/bin/date` "$line" >> /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log; done)
Thank you Taleman for your help on this. I feel like these two lines are probably my main problem... more googling now. Code: May 15 09:44:27 comcol postfix/master[28903]: fatal: bind 127.0.0.1 port 10025: Address already in use May 15 09:44:28 comcol postfix/master[28902]: fatal: daemon initialization failure May 15 09:44:29 comcol postfix/postfix-script[28904]: fatal: mail system startup failed
On your server is a software running which seems to be written in perl that uses port 10025. Do you know which software is using that port on your server? The port is used by postfix on ispconfig setups.
And which tutorial did you use to install the server and was the server really empty when you started with that tutorial?
I think it might be SpamPD https://github.com/mpaperno/spampd, but I'm not 100% sure... Ok. I know it was SpamPD now. Awhile ago I tried installing via two different methods The Perfect Debian 9 Stretch server: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial...-9-stretch-apache-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3-1/ and then again with the automated install: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/ispconfig-automated-install-script/ ... I only need a quick webserver at the time (a few months ago) and didn't have any need for the mail server, so I overlooked the end where you need to remove SpamPD and postfix appears to be working. I'm able to send and receive emails inside the server. However, I'm not 100% out of the woods yet, I cannot send nor receive email outside of the server. Here /var/log/mail.log from the last event: Code: May 15 22:13:52 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6421, secured, session=<giIAVfqIlI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:13:52 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=119 out=1065 May 15 22:13:58 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6423, secured, session=<35RcVfqIlo8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:13:58 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=341 out=1991 May 15 22:14:00 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6425, secured, session=<1ol6VfqImI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:00 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=32 out=485 May 15 22:14:00 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6427, secured, session=<mfR7VfqImo8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:00 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=44 out=592 May 15 22:14:07 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: 430C6E0264: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1090, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:07 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: 556D3E0026: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1087, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:07 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: E78C2E0A03: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1099, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:07 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: AA319E212F: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1084, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:07 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: 7AA28E0117: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1087, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:16 comcol postfix/pickup[5665]: 79F17E12D0: uid=33 from=<info@r**k.com> May 15 22:14:16 comcol postfix/cleanup[6468]: 79F17E12D0: message-id=<df2d08b9b82db01508a11458a20fe0ae@r**k.com> May 15 22:14:16 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6470, secured, session=<V1ppVvqIrI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:16 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: 79F17E12D0: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=537, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:16 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=453 out=641 May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6475, secured, session=<3OtzVvqIto8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=70 out=633 May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6478, secured, session=<+ht3VvqIuI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=318 out=2872 May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6480, secured, session=<G4J3VvqIuo8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:17 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=120 out=766 May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/smtpd[6483]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/smtpd[6483]: C52D3E0CD6: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/cleanup[6468]: C52D3E0CD6: message-id=<df2d08b9b82db01508a11458a20fe0ae@r**k.com> May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/smtpd[6483]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1] ehlo=1 mail=1 rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=5 May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: C52D3E0CD6: from=<info@r**k.com>, size=1057, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 15 22:14:17 comcol amavis[5843]: (05843-02) Passed CLEAN {RelayedOutbound}, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] <info@r**k.com> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <df2d08b9b82db01508a11458a20fe0ae@r**k.com>, mail_id: D2F8c-JekR7a, Hits: 2.038, size: 537, queued_as: C52D3E0CD6, 1307 ms May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/smtp[6471]: 79F17E12D0: to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=1.3, delays=0.01/0.01/0/1.3, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as C52D3E0CD6) May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/qmgr[5666]: 79F17E12D0: removed May 15 22:14:17 comcol postfix/smtp[6484]: connect to mx2.comcast.net[2001:558:fe21:2a::6]:25: Network is unreachable May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6486, secured, session=</Q6iVvqIyI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=640 out=5178 May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6488, secured, session=<D+mlVvqIyo8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=54 out=819 May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6490, secured, session=<ZUGmVvqIzI8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:20 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=120 out=766 May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6461]: connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6462]: connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6459]: connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6463]: connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6460]: connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6463]: 7AA28E0117: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=599, delays=569/0.04/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6462]: AA319E212F: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=613, delays=583/0.04/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6461]: E78C2E0A03: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=575, delays=545/0.03/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6459]: 430C6E0264: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=584, delays=554/0.02/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6460]: 556D3E0026: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=614, delays=584/0.03/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6501, secured, session=<U5/DV/qI2o8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=70 out=633 May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6505, secured, session=<9GLHV/qI3I8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<info@r**k.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=6506, secured, session=<F3XHV/qI3o8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB> May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=120 out=766 May 15 22:14:39 comcol dovecot: imap(info@r**k.com): Logged out in=318 out=2877 May 15 22:14:47 comcol postfix/smtp[6484]: connect to mx2.comcast.net[68.87.20.5]:25: Connection timed out
Seems as if connections to port 25 outgoing are blocked. Where do you host that server, it might be that the ISP where you host it blocks port 25 outgoing, e.g. amazon cloud is doing that if I remember correctly, or you host the server at home or in office and the internet ISP that proviodes the internet connection blocks port 25.
You're awesome my friend! If I may ask, how did you figure that out? I thought for sure my ISP wasn't blocking port 25, I've read that everywhere. Contact ISP and asked them, and sure enough... Unblocked port 25 and voila! Thanks so much for your help. I greatly appreciate all the support you and Taleman give around here.
The relevant line from log was this: Code: May 15 22:14:37 comcol postfix/smtp[6463]: 7AA28E0117: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=599, delays=569/0.04/30/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.comcol.COM[1**.1*.1*.1*]:25: Connection timed out) Your server tried to connect to the other server on port 25 and the connection timed out. Such an error is caused in most cases by a blocked network port.
Ok. That makes sense. Thank you! Final question, for now... Should I look into trying to use mail on a different port than 25? From my understanding, everyone disables it because it's not secure(?).
Port 25 is the port that mail systems use to communicate with each other, so this port must be open when a server is used as mail server. What you refer to is the connection from mail client to mail server, this is done on port 587 today (the submission port) which is SSL encrypted and already configured. So for your mail client, you use port 587. But port 25 must stay open as that's the port that other servers will use to connect to your server to deliver mail.
