[olug] Postfix/dovecot

[Sam Flint]

the log error was fixed.  Well, the relay is what it is allowed to send
to.  and the process is postfix->dovecotlda->maildir->dovecot->email client.

I'm trying to send email out.

Sam


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:

> Not a postfix/dovecot expert, but the logs state that Permission was
> denied when attempting to open a log file
> (/home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log).  Who is postfix/dovecot running as,
> and do they have access to that homedir.
>
> Also, regarding the Relay Access Denied, did you setup Postfix to
> allow mail to be sent _from_ gmail.com domains?  I believe (from when
> I've setup qmail / exim4 in the past) you define what domains your MTA
> is allowed to send for.
>
> Dovecot _ISN'T_ an MTA - postfix is, right?  So are you talking about
> postfix sending / receiving the email effectively in the same
> operation, but dovecot doesn't see the message in the maildir that
> postfix "delivers" to?
>
> Rough process: postfix (local) -> postfix (local) -> maildir ->
> dovecot -> email client (Thunderbird, Horde, RoundCube, etc)  ??  In
> this instance are you configuring postfix to talk to itself, or are
> you attempting to transport via postfix to a remote SMTP server, which
> in turn sends the message back to your postfix install?
>
> -Dave
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Well, for postfix, it now accepts email, but when it sends it through
> >> dovecot, dovecot complains, and the email won't go through.  Log entry:
> >>
> >>          Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/qmgr[24423]: 2C4B69382:
> >>          from=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>, size=1911, nrcpt=1 (queue
> >>          active)
> >>          Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/pipe[32234]: 2C4B69382:
> >>          to=<swflint at flintfam.org>, relay=dovecot, delay=433995,
> >>          delays=433994/0.04/0/0.11, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
> >>          (temporary failure. Command output: doveconf: Warning: NOTE:
> >>          You can get a new clean config file with: doveconf -n >
> >>          dovecot-new.conf doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
> >>          /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:25: add auth_ prefix to all settings
> >>          inside auth {} and remove the auth {} section completely
> >>          doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
> >>          /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:26: auth_user has been replaced by
> >>          service auth { user } doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
> >>          /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:28: passdb  {} has been replaced by
> >>          passdb { driver= } doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
> >>          /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:33: userdb  {} has been replaced by
> >>          userdb { driver= } Can't open log file
> >>          /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log: Permission denied )
> >>          Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/qmgr[24423]: 2C4B69382:
> >>          from=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>, status=expired, returnedto
> >>          sender
> >>
> >> Postfix also refuses to send email out, error in webmail app is:
> >>
> >>         Transaction failed
> >>         554 5.7.1 <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>: Relay access denied
> >>
> >> Log has:
> >>
> >>         Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: connect from
> >>         localhost[::1]
> >>         Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: NOQUEUE: reject:
> >>         RCPT from localhost[::1]: 554 5.7.1 <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>:
> >>         Relay access denied; from=<swflint at flintfam.org>
> >>         to=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<flintfam.org>
> >>         Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: lost connection
> >>         after RCPT from localhost[::1]
> >>         Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: disconnect from
> >> localhost[::1]
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Sam
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sam Flint
> >> Happy Hacking!
> >> swflint at flintfam.org
> >> flintfam.org/~swflint
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sam Flint
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