Hi, On my servers I get this (non-consequential) error every so often: /var/log/maillog:Apr 12 15:01:00 postfix-test postfix/virtual[4996]: fatal: bad string length 0 < 1: virtual_mailbox_base = /var/log/maillog:Apr 12 15:01:01 postfix-test postfix/master[4960]: warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/virtual pid 4996 exit status 1 /var/log/maillog:Apr 12 15:01:01 postfix-test postfix/master[4960]: warning: /usr/libexec/postfix/virtual: bad command startup -- throttling
Here are postconf -n and -M: $ postconf -M smtp inet n - n - - smtpd pmx unix - - n - 10 smtp submission inet n - n - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/submission -o smtpd_tls_security_level=none -o mynetworks=cidr:/etc/postfix/mynetworks-587.cidr -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=$spamwatch_policy -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject 8025 inet n - n - - smtpd -o syslog_name=postfix/lsf-relay -o mynetworks=cidr:/etc/postfix/mynetworks-8025.cidr smtp-amavis unix - - n - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - n - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_client_restrictions= -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 10026 inet n - n - 10 smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o myhostname=localhost -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_client_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks=192.168.25.0/24 pickup unix n - n 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup qmgr unix n - n 300 1 qmgr tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce defer unix - - n - 0 bounce trace unix - - n - 0 bounce verify unix - - n - 1 verify flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - n - - smtp relay unix - - n - - smtp showq unix n - n - - showq error unix - - n - - error retry unix - - n - - error discard unix - - n - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil scache unix - - n - 1 scache $ postconf -n alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases broadcaster_only = check_policy_service inet:localhost:2000 broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 debugger_command = PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5 delay_warning_time = 4h html_directory = no inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = ipv4 lmtp_host_lookup = native local_recipient_maps = $virtual_mailbox_maps mail_owner = postfix mailbox_size_limit = 14336000000 mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix manpage_directory = /usr/share/man message_size_limit = 143360000 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 cidr:/etc/postfix/mynetworks-25.cidr mynetworks_style = host newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix propagate_unmatched_extensions = queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.10.1/README_FILES recipient_delimiter = + relay_domains = ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de mail.ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de ddfi.uni-duesseldorf.de mail.ddfi.uni-duesseldorf.de dfi.uni-duesseldorf.de mail.ddfi.uni-duesseldorf.de iuf-duesseldorf.de iufduesseldorf.de iuf-duesseldorf.com iufduesseldorf.com frodo.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.10.1/samples sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtp_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/cert/postfix-test-cert.pem smtp_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/cert/postfix-test-key.pem smtp_tls_security_level = may smtpd_policy_service_timeout = 200s smtpd_recipient_restrictions = check_recipient_access ldap:/etc/postfix/test.uni-duesseldorf.de-hold.cf smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_destination smtpd_restriction_classes = broadcaster_only smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_path = inet:192.168.25.212:12345 smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/cert/postfix-test-cert.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/cert/postfix-test-key.pem smtpd_tls_security_level = may spamwatch_policy = check_policy_service inet:localhost:2001 transport_maps = ldap:/etc/postfix/test.uni-duesseldorf.de-lmtp.cf ldap:/etc/postfix/test.uni-duesseldorf.de-smtp.cf hash:/etc/postfix/relay_transport_maps unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_expansion_limit = 50000 virtual_alias_maps = ldap:/etc/postfix/test.uni-duesseldorf.de.cf virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_mailbox_domains virtual_mailbox_maps = $virtual_alias_maps virtual_transport = lmtp The LDAP-Lookups in transport_maps either return lmtp:inet:localhost:2525 or smtp:otherserver.tld I fail to see why ANYTHING should invoke virtual and run into that error. Any help is appreciated. I use postfix 2.10.1. Thanks in advance Julian
