I have set the user.group as you said, but now postfix errors at startup
noting in the log that maildrop has to be owned by user "mail". Back to
the drawing board...

Sigh.

--p
====

On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, [iso-8859-1] René Brask Sørensen wrote:

> The user.group for maildrop must be postfix.postdrop
>
> René
> On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 09:58:18AM -0500, Peter Lauda wrote:
> > I have included the requested info at the end of this message. A tail of
> > /var/log/maillog and a printout of postconf -n.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > --p
> >
> > On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Landy Roman wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:56:45 -0500 (EST)
> > > Peter Lauda <petermagna.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have been trying to set up postfix as the default MTA on a RH 7.2
> > > > system. I have compiled it cleanly, followed all the instructions in the
> > > > INSTALL readme, but when I start it up, it does not deliver mail. I
> > > > shose not to suid run time option. I don't see anything in the logs
> > > > about why it can't deliver local mail. V1.1.4 btw.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using a simple test line like "echo test | mail me"
> > > >
> > > > It appears to be accepted, no errors, and then the message never shows
> > > > up in any incoming mbox.
> > > >
> > > > I now have an even weirder problem. Since postfix is 'no go', I can't
> > > > get sendmail to start up either. 'sendmail start' just hangs forever. It
> > > > was not set to suid but I changed that back and still, nothing.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone got any useful trouble shooting tips for this newbie?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > --p
> > > > -
> > >
> > > you need to show some logs and postconf -n
> >
> > alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
> > alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
> > command_directory = /usr/sbin
> > config_directory = /etc/postfix
> > daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
> > daemon_timeout = 18000
> > delay_warning_time = 0
> > disable_vrfy_command = yes
> > forward_path =
> > ipc_idle = 100
> > ipc_timeout = 3600
> > local_recipient_maps = $alias_maps unix:passwd.byname
> > mail_owner = mail
> > mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail
> > mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail
> > mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
> > manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
> > max_idle = 100
> > maximal_backoff_time = 4000
> > maximal_queue_lifetime = 5
> > minimal_backoff_time = 1000
> > mydestination =
> > mydomain = magna.net
> > myhostname = linux.magna.net
> > mynetworks = $config_directory/mynetworks
> > myorigin = $mydomain
> > newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
> > queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> > queue_run_delay = 1000
> > readme_directory = /etc/postfix
> > relay_domains =
> > sample_directory = /etc/postfix
> > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
> > setgid_group = mail
> > smtp_connect_timeout = 0
> > smtp_data_done_timeout = 600
> > smtp_data_init_timeout = 120
> > smtp_data_xfer_timeout = 180
> > smtp_helo_timeout = 300
> > smtp_mail_timeout = 300
> > smtp_quit_timeout = 300
> > smtp_rcpt_timeout = 300
> > smtpd_banner =
> > smtpd_error_sleep_time = 5
> > smtpd_etrn_restrictions =
> > smtpd_helo_required = yes
> > smtpd_helo_restrictions =
> > smtpd_sender_restrictions =
> > smtpd_timeout = 300
> > trigger_timeout = 10
> >
> > ==========================================
> >
> >
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/D745D15B0D: cannot open file: Permission denied
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/5654515B0E: cannot open file: Permission denied
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: BB23D15B14: uid=0 from=<root>
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/cleanup[1705]: BB23D15B14: message-id=<20020303145051.BB23D15B14linux.magna.net>
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/nqmgr[1406]: BB23D15B14: from=<rootmagna.net>, size=276, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/D745D15B0D: cannot open file: Permission denied
> > Mar 3 09:50:51 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/5654515B0E: cannot open file: Permission denied
> > Mar 3 09:51:38 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/D745D15B0D: cannot open file: Permission denied
> > Mar 3 09:51:38 linux postfix/pickup[1405]: warning: open input file maildrop/5654515B0E: cannot open file: Permission denied
> >
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