I will try that Miles, thanks.
Victor: I messed with it a little but no change.
[root@mail2 ~]# bash -c "ls -ld /var{,/lib{,/postfix{,/master.lock}}}"
drwxr-xr-x. 20 root root 4096 Mar 2 2017 /var
drwxr-xr-x. 29 root root 4096 Sep 7 03:46 /var/lib
drwx------. 2 postfix postfix 4096 Sep 7 16:07 /var/lib/postfix
-rw-r--r--. 1 postfix postfix 0 Sep 7 16:07 /var/lib/postfix/master.lock
[root@mail2 ~]# chmod 744 /var/lib/postfix/
[root@mail2 ~]# bash -c "ls -ld /var{,/lib{,/postfix{,/master.lock}}}"
drwxr-xr-x. 20 root root 4096 Mar 2 2017 /var
drwxr-xr-x. 29 root root 4096 Sep 7 03:46 /var/lib
drwxr--r--. 2 postfix postfix 4096 Sep 7 16:07 /var/lib/postfix
-rw-r--r--. 1 postfix postfix 0 Sep 7 16:07 /var/lib/postfix/master.lock
My repeatable steps so far
[root@mail2 pid]# rm /var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid
rm: remove regular file `/var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid'? y
[root@mail2 pid]# rm /var/lock/subsys/postfix
rm: remove regular empty file `/var/lock/subsys/postfix'? y
[root@mail2 pid]# service postfix status
master is stopped
[root@mail2 pid]# service postfix stop
[root@mail2 pid]# service postfix start
Starting postfix: [ OK ]
[root@mail2 pid]# service postfix status
master dead but pid file exists
-Angelo Fazzina
Operating Systems Programmer / Analyst
University of Connecticut, UITS, SSG, Server Systems
860-486-9075
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org]
On Behalf Of Miles Fidelman
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 5:28 PM
To: postfix-users@postfix.org
Subject: Re: can't get server to start postfix
after a reboot, you could just try "postfix stop" and delete the lock
file, then "postfix start"
to find zombie processes, you could try "pstree" (shows a tree of
processes & sub-processes, in the order they were started at init time -
note that none of them are named postfix - the top-level process is
named "master") - you might have to install the tools, I think they're
part of the "process tools" package on Debian (but that's completely
from memory) - google is yourf friend
Miles Fidelman
On 9/7/17 2:14 PM, Fazzina, Angelo wrote:
> Server has only been on 25 minutes, I rebooted it.
>
> Can you see it in this list ?
> Thanks for trying.
> -ALF
>
> [root@mail2 log]# ps -ef
> UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
> root 1 0 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/init
> root 2 0 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kthreadd]
> root 3 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0]
> root 4 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
> root 5 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [stopper/0]
> root 6 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/0]
> root 7 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [migration/1]
> root 8 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [stopper/1]
> root 9 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
> root 10 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/1]
> root 11 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events/0]
> root 12 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events/1]
> root 13 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events/0]
> root 14 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events/1]
> root 15 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events_long/0]
> root 16 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events_long/1]
> root 17 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events_power_ef]
> root 18 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [events_power_ef]
> root 19 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [cgroup]
> root 20 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [khelper]
> root 21 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [netns]
> root 22 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [async/mgr]
> root 23 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [pm]
> root 24 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [sync_supers]
> root 25 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [bdi-default]
> root 26 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kintegrityd/0]
> root 27 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kintegrityd/1]
> root 28 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd/0]
> root 29 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd/1]
> root 30 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kacpid]
> root 31 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kacpi_notify]
> root 32 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kacpi_hotplug]
> root 33 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ata_aux]
> root 34 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ata_sff/0]
> root 35 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ata_sff/1]
> root 36 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ksuspend_usbd]
> root 37 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [khubd]
> root 38 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kseriod]
> root 39 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [md/0]
> root 40 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [md/1]
> root 41 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [md_misc/0]
> root 42 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [md_misc/1]
> root 43 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [linkwatch]
> root 46 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [khungtaskd]
> root 47 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kswapd0]
> root 48 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ksmd]
> root 49 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [khugepaged]
> root 50 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [aio/0]
> root 51 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [aio/1]
> root 52 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [crypto/0]
> root 53 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [crypto/1]
> root 60 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kthrotld/0]
> root 61 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kthrotld/1]
> root 62 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [pciehpd]
> root 64 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kpsmoused]
> root 65 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [usbhid_resumer]
> root 66 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [deferwq]
> root 99 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kdmremove]
> root 100 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kstriped]
> root 133 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ttm_swap]
> root 256 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
> root 257 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1]
> root 318 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2]
> root 319 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [vmw_pvscsi_wq_2]
> root 407 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush]
> root 409 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush]
> root 427 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/dm-0-8]
> root 428 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
> root 511 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd -d
> root 726 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [vmmemctl]
> root 813 511 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd -d
> root 816 511 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd -d
> root 817 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush]
> root 855 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/sda1-8]
> root 856 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
> root 857 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/dm-2-8]
> root 858 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
> root 916 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [kauditd]
> root 1153 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [flush-253:0]
> root 1154 2 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [flush-253:2]
> root 1464 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 auditd
> root 1498 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/rsyslogd -i
> /var/run/syslogd.pid -c 5
> dbus 1520 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon --system
> root 1655 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> ntp 1673 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p
> /var/run/ntpd.pid -g
> root 1685 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot
> dovecot 1686 1685 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/anvil
> root 1688 1685 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/log
> root 1689 1685 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/ssl-params
> root 1692 1685 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/config
> dovecot 1721 1685 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/auth
> root 1805 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python
> /usr/bin/denyhosts.py --daemon --config=/etc/denyhos
> root 1849 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python -s
> /usr/sbin/osad --pid-file /var/run/osad.pid
> root 1877 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1878 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1879 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1880 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1881 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1882 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/stunnel
> root 1895 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 crond
> root 2051 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:11 splunkd -h 127.0.0.1 -p 8089
> start
> root 2052 2051 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 [splunkd pid=2051] splunkd -h
> 127.0.0.1 -p 8089 start [process-runne
> root 2151 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00
> /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmcad
> root 2170 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python
> /usr/bin/virt-who
> root 2184 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:03 python /usr/bin/goferd
> root 2211 2170 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python
> /usr/bin/virt-who
> root 2213 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 rhnsd
> root 2227 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/rhsmcertd
> root 2258 1 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ruby /usr/bin/puppet
> agent
> root 2281 1 0 16:46 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty1
> root 2283 1 0 16:46 tty2 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty2
> root 2285 1 0 16:46 tty3 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty3
> root 2287 1 0 16:46 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty4
> root 2289 1 0 16:46 tty5 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty5
> root 2291 1 0 16:46 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty /dev/tty6
> root 2455 1655 0 16:46 ? 00:00:00 sshd: root@pts/0,pts/1
> root 2457 2455 0 16:46 pts/0 00:00:00 -bash
> root 2710 2455 0 16:48 pts/1 00:00:00 -bash
> root 5235 1685 0 17:10 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/auth -w
> root 5472 1685 0 17:12 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/auth -w
> root 5559 1685 0 17:13 ? 00:00:00 dovecot/auth -w
> root 5569 2457 0 17:13 pts/0 00:00:00 ps -ef
>
> -Angelo Fazzina
> Operating Systems Programmer / Analyst
> University of Connecticut, UITS, SSG, Server Systems
> 860-486-9075
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org
> [mailto:owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Ben Koetter
> Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 5:02 PM
> To: postfix-users@postfix.org
> Subject: Re: can't get server to start postfix
>
> you have a zombie master process hanging around. Stop postfix. Get a list of
> all running processes and check if there's a orphaned master process hanging
> around. Kill it. Start postfix.
>
> p@rick
>
>
>
>
> * Fazzina, Angelo <angelo.fazz...@uconn.edu>:
>> Hi,
>> All of a sudden postfix won't load ? where should I look next ? thanks.
>>
>> I tried
>> [root@mail2 postfix]# service postfix start
>> Starting postfix: [ OK ]
>>
>>
>> Logs show
>> Sep 7 16:50:47 mail2 postfix/postfix-script[3214]: starting the Postfix
>> mail system
>> Sep 7 16:50:47 mail2 postfix/master[3215]: fatal: open lock file
>> /var/lib/postfix/master.lock: cannot open file: Permission denied
>>
>> [root@mail2 postfix]# ls -l /var/lib/postfix/
>> total 0
>> -rw-r--r--. 1 postfix postfix 0 Sep 7 16:07 master.lock
>>
>>
>>
>> [root@mail2 postfix]# postconf -n
>> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
>> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
>> command_directory = /usr/sbin
>> config_directory = /etc/postfix
>> daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
>> data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
>> debug_peer_level = 2
>> html_directory = no
>> inet_interfaces = all
>> inet_protocols = all
>> mail_owner = postfix
>> mailbox_size_limit = 512000000
>> mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
>> manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
>> mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost,
>> appmail.uconn.edu
>> myhostname = mail2.uits.uconn.edu
>> mynetworks = 10.4.40.194 10.4.40.193 10.4.40.189 137.99.80.0/24 127.0.0.0/8
>> [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
>> newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
>> queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
>> readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/README_FILES
>> relay_domains = adm.uconn.edu $mydestination
>> sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/samples
>> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
>> setgid_group = postdrop
>> smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = IDEA-CBC-SHA, DES-CBC3-SHA,
>> EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA, RC4, aNULL
>> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
>> virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
>> regexp:/etc/postfix/maps/subaddressing
>>
>> -Angelo Fazzina
>> Operating Systems Programmer / Analyst
>> University of Connecticut, UITS, SSG, Server Systems
>> 860-486-9075
>>
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