Hi, Oct 2 12:35:18 vps postfix/smtpd[16201]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Permission denied Oct 2 12:35:18 vps postfix/smtpd[16201]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Oct 2 12:35:19 vps postfix/master[9841]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 16201 exit status 1 Oct 2 12:35:19 vps postfix/master[9841]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling Oct 2 12:36:52 vps postfix/smtpd[16208]: connect from unknown[46.196.57.29] 2011 Oct 2 12:36:52 vps fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Oct 2 12:36:52 vps postfix/smtpd[16208]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Permission denied Oct 2 12:36:52 vps postfix/smtpd[16208]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Oct 2 12:36:53 vps postfix/master[9841]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 16208 exit status 1 Oct 2 12:36:53 vps postfix/master[9841]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
>From these logs I understand that auth permissions return to the way it used to be, because last time I chown'd it to postfix:postfix and it worked perfectly. How can I prevent the socket from changing ownership? Should I look into OS, or postfix? Regards,