Hi folks, Debian Etch postfix-mysql mysql-server dovecot-imapd Encounter problem on running telnet to send mail. $ telnet localhost 25 Code: Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain. Escape character is '^]'. (hanging here) $ tail /var/log/mail.log Code: Sep 27 16:08:01 satimis postfix/smtpd[2309]: fatal: open /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias- maps.cf: No such file or directory Sep 27 16:08:02 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 2309 exit status 1 Sep 27 16:08:02 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling Sep 27 13:28:36 satimis postfix/pickup[2301]: fatal: watchdog timeout Sep 27 13:28:38 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/pickup pid 2301 exit status 1 Sep 27 13:28:38 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/pickup: bad comman d startup -- throttling Sep 27 13:46:17 satimis postfix/pickup[2316]: fatal: watchdog timeout Sep 27 13:46:18 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/pickup pid 2316 exit status 1 Sep 27 13:46:18 satimis postfix/master[1409]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/pickup: bad comman d startup -- throttling Sep 27 13:54:32 satimis postfix/master[1409]: reload configuration /etc/postfix @ cat /etc/postfix/main.cf Code: ...... virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 ..... # netstat -an | grep mysql Code: unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7467 /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock # netstat -an | grep postfix No printout $ ps aux | grep mysql Code: root 1111 0.0 0.0 2676 8 ? S 10:50 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_s afe mysql 1977 0.1 1.2 126204 424 ? Sl 12:07 0:10 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedi r=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip- external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock root 1978 0.0 0.0 1572 4 ? S 12:07 0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t m ysqld_safe -i -t mysqld satimis 2490 0.0 2.1 2868 708 pts/0 S+ 13:55 0:00 grep mysql $ ps aux | grep postfix Code: root 1409 0.0 0.0 4824 4 ? Ss 10:50 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master postfix 2380 0.0 0.0 4832 4 ? S 13:50 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c postfix 2486 0.0 0.0 4868 4 ? S 13:54 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u satimis 2492 0.0 2.1 2864 704 pts/0 S+ 13:55 0:00 grep postfix $ cat /etc/postfix/main.cf Code: # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default # is /etc/mailname. #myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/xen3.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/xen3.pem smtpd_use_tls=yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${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 = xen3.satimis.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = xen3.satimis.com, localhost.satimis.com, , localhost relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 dovecot=unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -d ${recipient} virtual_transport = dovecot dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1 smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 receive_override_options = no_address_mappings smtp-amavis=unix - - n - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes -o max_use=20 127.0.0.1:10025=inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining -o smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o smtpd_client_connection_count_limit=0 -o smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit=0 -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_pipelining reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net reject_rbl_client dynablock.njabl.org reject_rbl_client zen.spamhaus.org reject_rbl_client list.dsbl.org check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:60000 Please help. TIA Edit: The file mysql-vitual-alias-maps.cf is there. # ls -l /etc/postfix/mysql-vitual-alias-maps.cf Code: -rw-r----- 1 root postfix 140 2008-09-18 09:59 /etc/postfix/mysql-vitual-alias-maps.cf # cat /etc/postfix/mysql-vitual-alias-maps.cf Code: user = mailuser password = mailuser hosts = 127.0.0.1 dbname = mailserver query = SELECT destination FROM view_aliases WHERE email='%s' B.R. satimis