Mail already in the queue will need to be reprocessed with postsuper -r ALL
Or just delete it and test again. On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM Noel J <noeld...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 12:16 PM Nick Howitt via dovecot < > dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote: > >> OK. I have tried setting: >> >> virtual_alias_maps = $alias_maps >> > > > That’s not likely to work. The file format is different. No “:” in > virtual_alias_maps > > Also, it’s best if you use fully qualified addresses. > > clamav@domain root@domain > root@domain nick@domain > > Use your domain of course. > > > > > >> >> And in /etc/aliases I now have: >> >> # See man 5 aliases for format >> postmaster: root >> clamav: root >> # Webmin: Redirect root to nick >> root: n...@mydomain.com >> >> >> And the mail queue won't clear: >> >> 2024-10-26T18:04:00.890009+01:00 mail-www dovecot: lmtp(1404363): >> Error: lmtp-server: conn unix:pid=1404358,uid=102 [1]: rcpt >> r...@mydomain.com: Failed to lookup user r...@mydomain.com: Invalid >> settings in userdb: userdb returned 0 as uid >> 2024-10-26T18:04:00.892965+01:00 mail-www postfix/lmtp[1404358]: >> 4426B7062BF: to=<r...@mydomain.com>, >> relay=mail.howitts.co.uk[private/dovecot-lmtp], delay=7518, >> delays=7517/0.11/0.07/0, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (host >> mail.howitts.co.uk[private/dovecot-lmtp] said: 451 4.3.0 >> <r...@mydomain.com> Temporary internal error (in reply to RCPT TO >> command)) >> >> Am I too late for the destination address to get rewritten, so should I >> just purge the mailq and get some new test messages? >> >> >> On 26/10/2024 17:51, Noel J via dovecot wrote: >> > Post aliases are implemented in the local delivery agent. To use lmtp, >> put >> > your aliases in virtual_alias_maps >> > >> > Postfix does not expand aliases with sendmail -bv, just reports if the >> > address will be accepted. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM Benny Pedersen via dovecot < >> > dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote: >> > >> >> Nick Howitt via dovecot skrev den 2024-10-26 18:36: >> >>> On 26/10/2024 17:22, Benny Pedersen via dovecot wrote: >> >>>> Marc via dovecot skrev den 2024-10-26 16:34: >> >>>>>> I am pretty new to Dovecot and totally new to LMTP. I have normal >> >>>>>> delivery working but I am struggling with aliases. In my mail queue >> >>>>>> I am >> >>>>>> seeing things like: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> But in my /etc/aliases, I am aliasing clamav to nick and >> >>>>>> n...@mydomain.com is a valid mail box that can receive normal >> mail. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> The corresponding line in the mail log is: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> 2024-10-26T14:55:56.385500+01:00 mail-www dovecot: >> >>>>>> lmtp(1371485): >> >>>>>> Error: lmtp-server: conn unix:pid=1371484,uid=102 [1]: rcpt >> >>>>>> cla...@mydomain.com: Failed to initialize user: Mail access for >> >>>>>> users with UID 107 not permitted (see first_valid_uid in >> config >> >>>>>> file, uid from userdb lookup). >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> How do I get round this issue? I can drop the minimum UID to 0, but >> >>>>>> then >> >>>>>> all system users are deemed valid for mail which is not true. None >> >>>>>> of >> >>>>>> them are. >> >>>>> I think it is more common to have your MTA postfix/sendmail do the >> >>>>> translation to aliases, so before you deliver it to lmtp. Maybe test >> >>>>> if your MTA is indeed sending the alias >> >>>> this log snipped above is not mta issues at all >> >>>> >> >>>> i will take the possible problem later when dovecot does not say >> >>>> first_ >> >>> Hi, I get: >> >>> >> >>> root@mail-www:~# doveconf -n | grep first_valid_ >> >>> first_valid_uid = 1000 >> >> set it to 100 then, not 1000 >> >> >> >> 107 is lower then 1000, no ? >> >> >> >>> root@mail-www:~# doveconf -n | grep last_valid_ >> >>> root@mail-www:~# >> >> why is last not set ? >> >> >> >>> Is this not valid? My first proper user is user 1000. All users below >> >>> that are system users and should never receive emails as themselves >> and >> >>> need to be aliased to a proper user. Or have I misunderstood. >> >> in that case its ok to have 1000 as first_ >> >> >> >> do you change uid gid in userdb ? >> >> >> >>> TBH, I would have thought postfix may have rewritten the RCPT TO >> before >> >>> it sent on to LMTP but that is said without knowledge. >> >>> >> >>> At the same time I have received in my proper mailbox an email from >> >>> root to clamav so I am massively puzzled. >> >> solve doveconf first :) >> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> dovecot mailing list --dovecot@dovecot.org >> >>> To unsubscribe send an email todovecot-le...@dovecot.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> dovecot mailing list --dovecot@dovecot.org >> >> To unsubscribe send an email todovecot-le...@dovecot.org >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dovecot mailing list --dovecot@dovecot.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email todovecot-le...@dovecot.org >> _______________________________________________ >> dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org >> > _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org
