Hi Guys. I am new to linux and have a kolab mail server that is running Ubuntu 10. I tried running the kolab services as well as postfix but now, outgoing mails are not moving. and incoming mail from selected domains are coming in while others are not. Below is an extract of /var/log/mail.log Nov 2 16:30:01 mail postfix/smtpd[15743]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[74.113.233.9]: 550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<nemo.cut.ac.au> Nov 2 16:30:01 mail postfix/smtpd[15743]: disconnect from unknown[74.113.233.9]Nov 2 16:30:19 mail postfix/qmgr[5424]: 9B9573480D65: from=<[email protected]>, size=163251, nrcpt=1 (queue active)Nov 2 16:30:39 mail postfix/smtp[16226]: 9B9573480D65: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=2185, delays=2165/0.01/20/0, dsn=4.4.3, status=deferred (Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=mx3.cut.ac.au type=MX: Host not found, try again) Nov 2 16:33:21 mail postfix/anvil[15745]: statistics: max connection rate 1/60s for (smtp:74.113.233.9) at Nov 2 16:27:23Nov 2 16:33:21 mail postfix/anvil[15745]: statistics: max connection count 1 for (smtp:74.113.233.9) at Nov 2 16:27:23 Nov 2 16:33:21 mail postfix/anvil[15745]: statistics: max cache size 1 at Nov 2 16:27:23 Nov 2 16:35:23 mail postfix/smtpd[16229]: connect from unknown[74.113.233.9]Nov 2 16:35:23 mail postfix/smtpd[16229]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[74.113.233.9]: 550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<nemo.cut.ac.au> Nov 2 16:35:23 mail postfix/smtpd[16229]: disconnect from unknown[74.113.233.9] Nov 2 16:35:31 mail postfix/smtpd[16231]: connect from unknown[74.113.233.9]Nov 2 16:35:31 mail postfix/smtpd[16231]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[74.113.233.9]: 550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from=<> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<nemo.cut.ac.au> Nov 2 16:35:31 mail postfix/smtpd[16231]: disconnect from unknown[74.113.233.9] Nov 2 16:38:32 mail postfix/smtpd[16235]: connect from unknown[74.113.233.9]Nov 2 16:38:32 mail postfix/smtpd[16235]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[74.113.233.9]: 550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<nemo.cut.ac.au> Nov 2 16:38:32 mail postfix/smtpd[16235]: disconnect from unknown[74.113.233.9] Nov 2 16:41:52 mail postfix/anvil[16233]: statistics: max connection rate 2/60s for (smtp:74.113.233.9) at Nov 2 16:35:31Nov 2 16:41:52 mail postfix/anvil[16233]: statistics: max connection count 1 for (smtp:74.113.233.9) at Nov 2 16:35:23 Nov 2 16:41:52 mail postfix/anvil[16233]: statistics: max cache size 1 at Nov 2 16:35:23 Nov 2 16:45:41 mail postfix/master[5422]: terminating on signal 15 Nov 2 16:45:41 mail postfix/master[18844]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 16:52:40 mail spamd[847]: logger: removing stderr method Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: error creating a DNS resolver socket: Network is unreachable at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 235. Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: spamd: server started on port 783/tcp (running version 3.3.1)Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: spamd: server pid: 894 Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 925 Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 926 Nov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: prefork: child states: ISNov 2 16:52:41 mail spamd[894]: prefork: child states: II Nov 2 16:52:47 mail postfix/master[1516]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 16:59:55 mail postfix/master[4024]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 17:50:37 mail postfix/master[8668]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission deniedNov 2 17:57:20 mail spamd[752]: logger: removing stderr method Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: error creating a DNS resolver socket: Network is unreachable at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 235. Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: spamd: server started on port 783/tcp (running version 3.3.1) Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: spamd: server pid: 908Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 916 Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 917 Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: prefork: child states: IS Nov 2 17:57:21 mail spamd[908]: prefork: child states: II Nov 2 17:57:27 mail postfix/master[1535]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 18:14:18 mail postfix/master[4993]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission deniedNov 2 18:28:14 mail postfix/master[7550]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 18:34:36 mail spamd[697]: logger: removing stderr method Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: error creating a DNS resolver socket: Network is unreachable at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 235. Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: spamd: server started on port 783/tcp (running version 3.3.1)Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: spamd: server pid: 852 Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 860 Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 861 Nov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: prefork: child states: ISNov 2 18:34:37 mail spamd[852]: prefork: child states: II Nov 2 18:34:43 mail postfix/master[1479]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 18:37:36 mail postfix/master[4075]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:28:02 mail spamd[880]: logger: removing stderr method Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: error creating a DNS resolver socket: Network is unreachable at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 235. Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: spamd: server started on port 783/tcp (running version 3.3.1) Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: spamd: server pid: 926 Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 957 Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: spamd: server successfully spawned child process, pid 958 Nov 2 19:28:03 mail spamd[926]: prefork: child states: II Nov 2 19:28:09 mail postfix/master[1548]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:35:55 mail postfix/master[8375]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:48:51 mail postfix/master[9156]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 20:02:39 mail postfix/master[11968]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 20:12:11 mail postfix/master[14322]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied An extract of mail.err Nov 1 08:17:26 mail postfix/master[8368]: fatal: bind 0.0.0.0 port 25: Address already in use Nov 1 08:36:08 mail postfix/master[12669]: fatal: bind 0.0.0.0 port 25: Address already in use Nov 2 13:13:01 mail postfix/master[18927]: fatal: bind 0.0.0.0 port 25: Address already in use Nov 2 16:45:41 mail postfix/master[18844]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 16:52:47 mail postfix/master[1516]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 16:59:55 mail postfix/master[4024]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 17:50:37 mail postfix/master[8668]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 17:57:27 mail postfix/master[1535]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 18:14:18 mail postfix/master[4993]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied Nov 2 18:28:14 mail postfix/master[7550]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 18:34:43 mail postfix/master[1479]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 18:37:36 mail postfix/master[4075]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:28:09 mail postfix/master[1548]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:35:55 mail postfix/master[8375]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 19:48:51 mail postfix/master[9156]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 20:02:39 mail postfix/master[11968]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied Nov 2 20:12:11 mail postfix/master[14322]: fatal: open lock file /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot create file exclusively: Permission denied root@mail:/# netstat -tap Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:imaps *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 *op3s *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 *:ldap *:* LISTEN 1935/slapd tcp 0 0 localhost:10025 *:* LISTEN 3592/master tcp 0 0 localhost:10026 *:* LISTEN 3592/master tcp 0 0 *op3 *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 localhost:9999 *:* LISTEN 3696/perl tcp 0 0 *:imap2 *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 localhost:spamd *:* LISTEN 926/spamd.pid tcp 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 5785/apache tcp 0 0 *:cisco-sccp *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 *:ssmtp *:* LISTEN 3592/master tcp 0 0 localhost:cfinger *:* LISTEN 3374/cyrmaster tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 682/sshd tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN 810/cupsd tcp 0 0 *:3128 *:* LISTEN 905/squid tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 3592/master tcp 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 5785/apache tcp 0 0 *:ldaps *:* LISTEN 1935/slapd tcp 0 0 localhost:54495 localhost:ldap TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:ldap localhost:54424 ESTABLISHED 1935/slapd tcp 0 0 localhost:ldap localhost:54489 ESTABLISHED 1935/slapd tcp 0 0 localhost:ldap localhost:54487 ESTABLISHED 1935/slapd tcp 0 0 localhost:54427 localhost:ldap ESTABLISHED 2226/saslauthd May you please assits
Thanks Falko. Ya, had tried rebooting the system and stuff but the problem persisted. Tried rechecking my postfix/main.cf and everything looked ok. But i eventually bumped into somethng that i would like to fool myself into believing it sorted out thngs... got these commands from one websie... # sudo chmod -R 755 /var/spool/postfix # sudo chmod 1733 /var/spool/postfix/maildrop so i did made a backup of the postfix folder and ran the two commands and ya, it worked. mail started moving again. Realised i had deleted one file... /var/lib/postfix/master.lock i dont know of how much importance is that file, coz i didnt back it up.
oh... and the site that i got the said commands http://www.widwad.com/content/solve...orge&piwik_kwd=postfix,stopped,routing,solved thanks guys
