Hello; I'm running Debian Lenny. I want to setup e-mail for my server. I followed this page of this guide: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-lenny-ispconfig2-p4 However, When I telnet to localhost on port 25 and then type ehlo localhost I receive no messages although it does appear to connect fine. (side note) In bind my hostname is set to mydomain.com and hostname as well as hostname -f show mydomain.com but I want my mail to be mail.mydomain.com (/side note) Do I need to set an MX record? If so, where? I run my own nameservers. Is there a way I can troubleshoot this issue without uninstalling the apts, I cant risk jeopardizing my apache install. Any help would be great. Thank you, Indecipherable
Mail error I didn't even know that a mail log exists but the mail error and log files seem to be excessively repeating this: Mar 7 06:26:12 mydomain postfix/cleanup[1564]: fatal: open database {MTA_VIRTUAL_ALIAS_HASH}.db: No such file or directory Mar 7 06:26:13 mydomain postfix/smtpd[1570]: fatal: open database {MTA_LOCAL_ALIAS_HASH}.db: No such file or directory Mar 7 06:26:40 mydomain postfix/pickup[28903]: fatal: watchdog timeout Do you know how to fix this issue? Thanks again for the help
contents of main.cf Contents of main.cf Code: # # Postfix MTA Manager Main Configuration File; # # Please do NOT edit this file manually; # # # Postfix directory settings; These are critical for normal Postfix MTA functionallity; # command_directory = /usr/sbin daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix # # Some common configuration parameters; # inet_interfaces = all mynetworks_style = host myhostname = mail.mydomain.net myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname VHCS2 {MTA_VERSION} Managed ESMTP {MTA_HOST_TYPE} setgid_group = postdrop # # Receiving messages parameters; # mydestination = mail.mydomain.net, localhost, localhost.mydomain.net append_dot_mydomain = no append_at_myorigin = yes local_transport = local virtual_transport = virtual transport_maps = hash:{MTA_TRANSPORT_HASH} # # Delivering local messages parameters; # mail_spool_directory = {MTA_LOCAL_MAIL_DIR} # Mailboxquota # => 0 for unlimited # => 104857600 for 100 MB mailbox_size_limit = 0 mailbox_command = biff = no alias_database = /alias/alias.db local_destination_recipient_limit = 1 local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd.byname $alias_database # # VHCS Autoresponder parameters; # vhcs2-arpl_destination_recipient_limit = 1 # # Delivering virtual messages parameters; # virtual_mailbox_base = {MTA_VIRTUAL_MAIL_DIR} virtual_mailbox_limit = 0 virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_DMN_HASH} virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_MAILBOX_HASH} virtual_alias_maps = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_ALIAS_HASH} virtual_minimum_uid = {MTA_MAILBOX_MIN_UID} virtual_uid_maps = static:{MTA_MAILBOX_UID} virtual_gid_maps = static:{MTA_MAILBOX_GID} # # SASL paramters; # smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl2_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_local_domain = broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination # # TLS parameters; activate, if avaible/used # #smtpd_tld_loglevel = 2 #smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/cert.pem #smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/privkey.pem #smtpd_use_tls = yes #smtpd_tls_auth_only = no #smtpd_tls_received_header = yes # # AMaViS parameters; activate, if avaible/used # #content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 # # Quota support; activate, if avaible/used # #virtual_create_maildirsize = yes #virtual_mailbox_extended = yes #virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf #virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes #virtual_maildir_limit_message = "The user you're trying to reach is over mailbox quota." #virtual_overquota_bounce = yes relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128 recipient_delimiter = + inet_protocols = all smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = 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 home_mailbox = Maildir/ Once again thank you for the help
Is http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-lenny-ispconfig2-p4 the only tutorial you used, or did you mix multiple tutorials? Did you install ISPConfig 2 or 3? Looks as if you tried to install VHCS2 as well.
Actually, I tried another tutorial more than six months ago and had become busy with work - so I was hoping there was a way I could start over without reinstalling my operating system or ruining my apache config/bind setup. So to be honest, I'm not sure what I've done in the past but I did remove the postfix package with apt prior to doing the new tutorial in hopes it would allow me to begin from scratch..
Also, with the debian tutorial I found here I didn't proceed to install ISPconfig, so I'm not sure either.
That didn't work out as your main.cf contains lots of placeholders (like {MTA_MAILBOX_MIN_UID}) that should probably have been replaced with actual values, probably by the VHCS2 installer or something like that. I suggest you set the system up from scratch.
Ah sad panda, well - no real complaints. In the windows world, I'd format for less. at least here I get to learn. Thanks a ton for your help and i'll undoubtedly be asking for it again soon.
