POSTFIX TROUBLES ?
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Evan. I am in the midst of waiting out a lengthy compile so I will jot you
a few notes.
If you have already tried all of the following, and it seems basic to you,
so be it.
I use a lot of Postfix on Linux/BSD/Solaris. I have only seen what you
describe on a SunOs install. Just lucky I guess.
You didn't say what OS you are using.
You apparently have decided to use dbmail-smtp and not LMTP. dbmail-1.2.9?
The 2.x pre-release branch is quite stable and makes a daemon LMTP
available.
1) Let's try fixing your existing setup.
If you haven't already, run the following and watch for errors, checking
your mail system as you go.
# /etc/postfix/post-install create-missing
# postfix set-permissions
# postfix check
Then execute dbmail-smtp to make sure it's working.
You should get this or like it back:
bash-2.05# ./dbmail-smtp
Usage: /usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -n [headerfield] for normal deliveries
(default: "deliver-to")
/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -m "mailbox" for delivery to a specific
mailbox
/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -d [addresses] for delivery without using
scanner
/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -u [usernames] for direct delivery to
users
/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -r return path for address of bounces and
other error reports
/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -f config file for alternate
configuration file
2) Make sure that dbmail-smtp is speaking to the database. If postfix speaks
to dbmail-smtp and dbmail-smtp is not speaking to the db properly, it will
show in your logs. Prepare to monitor your troubleshooting efforts by
opening a shell and doing
tail -f /var/log/maillog
or
tail -f /var/log/syslog
or
tail -f var/log/messages
or
Whatever it takes to watch the last ten lines of your MTA action. Before you
press on, try sending an email through postfix to a local user and watch the
log. Your answer may be there.
3) There are a number of ways to configure postfix transport.
Primarily 'main.cf' hands off a service keyword which is then searched in
'master.cf' by postfix. 'Master.cf' provides the nitty gritty details which
you will plug into it. Another option is transport.db/pag/dir. If you use
hash transport mapping you add to the troubleshooting regimen so don't. In
your case you would tell postfix to look in master.cf for the 'dbmail-smtp'
service command. For your troubleshooting, comment out all other "transport"
in main.cf configs and use only the following line for transport in main.cf:
:
mailbox_transport = dbmail-smtp
4) add exactly what is uncommented below to your master.cf:
# ==========================================================================
# service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
# (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
# ==========================================================================
dbmail-smtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags= user=dbmail:dbmail
argv=/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-smtp -d ${recipient}
5) This should get you up and running. If not, make tidy/clean and rebuild a
robustly featured postfix, and rebuild dbmail for your database and watch
for errors.
best...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Oberholster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <dbmail@dbmail.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:07 AM
Subject: [Dbmail] Please help!
> I am trying to setup dbmail with postfix but postfix does not seem to
> wnat to pass on the email to dbmail-stmpd. anybody know of how-to's that
> i can read i am really lost because i am still a newbie to dbmail and
> postfix.
>
> Thanks,
> Evan
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