problem with Cron & Email on Centos install

Hi,

I have set up latest Ispconfig3 with Centos 6.4 with the help as per tutorial http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-6.4-x86_64-apache2-dovecot-ispconfig-3-p3

I have these 2 issues: Cron & Email

1. Cron: I have added 2 cron jobs in Ispconfig panel,

output in root for
crontab - e is as under;

* * * * * /usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.sh &> /dev/null
30 00 * * * /usr/local/ispconfig/server/cron_daily.sh &> /dev/null

tail -5 /var/log/cron

[root@ ~]# tail -5 /var/log/cron
Jul 24 03:32:01 cp CROND[13636]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.sh &> /dev/null)
Jul 24 03:32:05 cp crontab[13650]: (root) BEGIN EDIT (root)
Jul 24 03:33:01 cp CROND[13654]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.sh &> /dev/null)
Jul 24 03:33:01 cp CROND[13655]: (web3) CMD (/usr/bin/php -f /var/www/clients/client1/web3/web/admin/cron/cron.php #cp.mydomain.com)
Jul 24 03:33:09 cp crontab[13650]: (root) END EDIT (root)
[root@cp ~]#

My question about Cron are

1.when I Set up Cron job in Ispconfig are they suppose to get added automatically in crontab -e
2. Do you have instructions to install Cron for Centos 6.4, whereas the tutorial does not talk about Cron Settings

Question about Email, while installation when I was on Step # 11

Error#

[root@cp ~]# chkconfig --levels 235 sendmail off
error reading information on service sendmail: No such file or directory

[root@cp ~]# /etc/init.d/sendmail stop
-bash: /etc/init.d/sendmail: No such file or directory

PS: I did not install Mailman, As I do not need it.

While on Step # 23 Install SquirrelMail
After SquirrelMail Installation & defined settings

Now you can type in http://server1.example.com/webmail or http://192.168.0.100/webmail in your browser to access SquirrelMail.

I get redirected to
https://198.168.0.100/webmail/src/redirect.php

with an Error "ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP server."

Please advice

Thanks

 

Regarding cron:

The cron jobs are created in separate files in the /etc/cron.d/ directory.

 

Hi,

Thank you, I can see both the crons setup are showing in /etc/cron.d/ directory

Further to my Email ISSUE, I did these steps as per Instructions
Finally we need to tell Dovecot to use the dovecot.conf file generated by ISPConfig - /etc/dovecot.conf - and not the default /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:

cd /etc/dovecot
mv dovecot.conf dovecot.conf_orig
ln -s ../dovecot.conf dovecot.conf
/etc/init.d/dovecot restart

Now when I access email account on https://198.168.0.100/webmail

Now the Error shows as
Error connecting to IMAP server: localhost.
111 : Connection refused
Go to the login page

[root@ log]# tail -f /var/log/maillog looks like

Jul 24 06:03:00 cp postfix/qmgr[26838]: 8E7D3E52C7: from=<[email protected]>, size=676, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jul 24 06:03:00 cp postfix/qmgr[26838]: 1732DE52C3: from=<[email protected]>, size=653, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jul 24 06:03:00 cp postfix/smtp[27823]: connect to mail.mydomain.com[198.168.0.100]:25: Connection refused
Jul 24 06:03:00 cp postfix/smtp[27824]: connect to mail.mydomain.com[198.168.0.100]:25: Connection refused


Thanks

 

Sir,

Here is output

[root@~]# netstat -tap
[root@cp ~]# netstat -tap
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address Stat
e PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 27199/mysqld
tcp 0 0 localhost.locald:submission *:* LISTEN 26835/master
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:urd *:* LISTEN 26835/master
tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 26626/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp 0 0 ns2.mydomain.com:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 ns1.mydomain.com:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 vps1.mydomain.com:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 p.mydomain.com:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomai:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1314/sshd
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:smtp *:* LISTEN 26835/master
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:rndc *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 264 p.mydomain.com:ssh xx.XX.xx:XX077 ESTA
BLISHED 12313/sshd
tcp 0 0 *:webcache *:* LISTEN 26866/httpd
tcp 0 0 *:http *:* LISTEN 26866/httpd
tcp 0 0 *:tproxy *:* LISTEN 26866/httpd
tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 26626/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp 0 0 *:domain *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1314/sshd
tcp 0 0 ::1:rndc *:* LISTEN 1244/named
tcp 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 26866/httpd
[root@p]#

 

Sir,

Thank you for your reply.

On my set up;

inet_interfaces = all was set to localhost which I changed to all

As per your recommendation

/etc/init.d/dovecot start

output is

[root@~]# /etc/init.d/dovecot start
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root

After that I tried
[root@p ~]# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart
Stopping Dovecot Imap: [FAILED]

Mail log is as under;

[root@p ~]# tail -f /var/log/maillog
Jul 24 13:55:01 p postfix/smtpd[8452]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Jul 24 13:55:01 p postfix/smtpd[8452]: disconnect fromlocalhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/qmgr[26838]: 6D882E532A: from=<[email protected]>, size=612, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/smtp[8522]: 6D882E532A: to<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=46559, delays=46559/0.01/0.13/0, dsn=5.4.6, status=bounced (mail for mydomain.com loops back to myself)
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/cleanup[8524]: C6C98E52BD: message-id=<[email protected]>
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/bounce[8523]: 6D882E532A: sender non-delivery notification: C6C98E52BD
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/qmgr[26838]: C6C98E52BD: from=<>, size=2392, nrcpt=1(queue active)
Jul 24 13:58:00 cp postfix/qmgr[26838]: 6D882E532A: removed
Jul 24 13:58:00 cp postfix/local[8525]: C6C98E52BD: to <[email protected]>, relay=local, delay=0.08, delays=0.04/0/0/0.03, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered tomailbox)
Jul 24 13:58:00 p postfix/qmgr[26838]: C6C98E52BD: removed


Thanks & regards,

Abin

 

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your reply.


yes, my hostname is p.mydomain.com( like server1.mydomain.com) as explained in perfect guide

Here are the outputs

vi /etc/hosts

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
198.168.0.100 p.mydomain.com p
198.168.0.101 ns1.mydomain.com ns1
198.168.0.102 ns2.mydomain ns2

Further, I can not see /etc/mailname

/etc/postfix/main.cf Output is under;

#soft_bounce = no

# LOCAL PATHNAME INFORMATION
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
data_directory = /var/lib/postfix

# QUEUE AND PROCESS OWNERSHIP
mail_owner = postfix
#myhostname = host.domain.tld
#myhostname = virtual.domain.tld

# The mydomain parameter specifies the local internet domain name.
# The default is to use $myhostname minus the first component.
# $mydomain is used as a default value for many other configuration
# parameters.
#
#mydomain = domain.tld

# SENDING MAIL
#myorigin = $myhostname
#myorigin = $mydomain

# RECEIVING MAIL

#inet_interfaces = all
#inet_interfaces = $myhostname
#inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
inet_interfaces = all

# Enable IPv4, and IPv6 if supported
inet_protocols = all

#proxy_interfaces =
#proxy_interfaces = 1.2.3.4

# See also below, section "REJECTING MAIL FOR UNKNOWN LOCAL USERS".
#
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
#mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
#mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain,
# mail.$mydomain, www.$mydomain, ftp.$mydomain

# REJECTING MAIL FOR UNKNOWN LOCAL USERS
#local_recipient_maps = unixasswd.byname $alias_maps
#local_recipient_maps = proxy:unixasswd.byname $alias_maps
#local_recipient_maps =

unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550

# TRUST AND RELAY CONTROL

# Specify "mynetworks_style = host" when Postfix should "trust"
# only the local machine.

#mynetworks_style = class
#mynetworks_style = subnet
#mynetworks_style = host

#mynetworks = 168.100.189.0/28, 127.0.0.0/8
#mynetworks = $config_directory/mynetworks
#mynetworks = hash:/etc/postfix/network_table

# The relay_domains parameter restricts what destinations this system will
# relay mail to. See the smtpd_recipient_restrictions description in
# postconf(5) for detailed information.

#relay_domains = $mydestination

#relayhost = $mydomain
#relayhost = [gateway.my.domain]
#relayhost = [mailserver.isp.tld]
#relayhost = uucphost
#relayhost = [an.ip.add.ress]

# REJECTING UNKNOWN RELAY USERS
#
#relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients

# INPUT RATE CONTROL
#
# TRANSPORT MAP
#
#alias_maps = dbm:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
#alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, nis:mail.aliases
#alias_maps = netinfo:/aliases

# The alias_database parameter specifies the alias database(s) that
# are built with "newaliases" or "sendmail -bi". This is a separate
# configuration parameter, because alias_maps (see above) may specify
# tables that are not necessarily all under control by Postfix.
#
#alias_database = dbm:/etc/aliases
#alias_database = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
#alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/opt/majordomo/aliases

# ADDRESS EXTENSIONS (e.g., user+foo)
#recipient_delimiter = +

# DELIVERY TO MAILBOX
#
#home_mailbox = Mailbox
#home_mailbox = Maildir/

#mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
#mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail

# ALIAS THAT FORWARDS MAIL FOR ROOT TO A REAL USER.
#
#mailbox_command = /some/where/procmail
#mailbox_command = /some/where/procmail -a "$EXTENSION"

#mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp

# mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp
# local_destination_recipient_limit = 300
# local_destination_concurrency_limit = 5
#
#luser_relay = [email protected]
#luser_relay = [email protected]
#luser_relay = admin+$local

# JUNK MAIL CONTROLS
#fast_flush_domains = $relay_domains

#smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
#smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name ($mail_version)

# Each message delivery transport has its #local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2
#default_destination_concurrency_limit = 20

# DEBUGGING CONTROL
debug_peer_level = 2

#debug_peer_list = 127.0.0.1
#debug_peer_list = some.domain

#
debugger_command =
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5

#
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix

mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix

setgid_group = postdrop

html_directory = no

manpage_directory = /usr/share/man

sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/samples

readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/README_FILES

Thanks

 

Dear Sir,

I have reinstalled server setup but my email still not working on Centos6.4

my server host is 198.100.1.100 mail.mydomian.com mail
hostname - mail.mydomain.com

[root@mail ~]# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart
Stopping Dovecot Imap: [ OK ]
Starting Dovecot Imap: [ OK ]
[root@mail ~]#

Other instructions provided in this post already taken care of

[root@mail ~]# tail -f /var/log/maillog

Jul 27 09:32:01 mail dovecot: pop3-login: Error: Timeout waiting for handshake from auth server. my pid=11788, input bytes=0
Jul 27 09:32:01 mail dovecot: auth: Error: Can't open configuration file /etc/dovecot-sql.conf: No such file or directory
Jul 27 09:32:01 mail dovecot: log: Error: service(auth): child 11877 returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Jul 27 09:32:01 mail dovecot: master: Error: service(auth): command startup failed, throttling
Jul 27 09:32:16 mail clamd[20973]: SelfCheck: Database status OK.
Jul 27 09:32:36 mail dovecot: pop3-login: Error: Timeout waiting for handshake from auth server. my pid=11788, input bytes=0
Jul 27 09:32:59 mail dovecot: master: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=11942 uid=0 code=kill)
Jul 27 09:33:00 mail dovecot: pop3-login: Error: auth: connect(login) failed: Connection refused
Jul 27 09:33:00 mail dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.0.9 starting up (core dumps disabled)
Jul 27 09:33:01 mail dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (no auth attempts): rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts): rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail postfix/smtpd[12162]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail dovecot: auth: Error: Can't open configuration file /etc/dovecot-sql.conf: No such file or directory
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail dovecot: log: Error: service(auth): child 12165 returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail dovecot: master: Error: service(auth): command startup failed, throttling
Jul 27 09:35:01 mail postfix/smtpd[12162]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms
Jul 27 09:35:02 mail postfix/smtpd[12187]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Jul 27 09:35:02 mail postfix/master[8369]: warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 12162 exit status 1
Jul 27 09:35:02 mail postfix/master[8369]: warning: /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd:bad command startup -- throttling
Jul 27 09:35:12 mail postfix/smtpd[12187]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms
Jul 27 09:35:13 mail postfix/master[8369]: warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 12187 exit status 1


What wrong steps I have done, any clue please/

Thanks & regards,

Abin

 

Sir,

I solved this problem by making following changes which are posted in comments in the end of the tutorial

it stats that "/etc/dovecot-sql.conf" is not found thats true the file is in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf
open /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and replace.
passdb {
## args = /etc/dovecot-sql.conf
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf
driver = sql
}
userdb {
## args = /etc/dovecot-sql.conf
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf
driver = sql
}

Thanks a lot for your support

Regards,
Abin