Install on Ubuntu Edgy - postfix not running

[mowen]

Thanks for the suggestion, anotherseed. I've checked in /etc/init.d and there is no script for iptables (although there is for alsa-utils). I guess Ubuntu changed things for iptables.

[phoenix]

There's an init script for Ubuntu/IPTABLES near the end of this thread if you want to try using that.

When you try to start Zimbra what error messahges do you get in the logs?

[mowen]

phoenix, which logs do you want me to check - /var/log/zimbra.log? This one is about 370 lines - too big for the forum?

[dijichi2]

check your sudo entries are correct in /etc/sudoers, and try running the postqueue command by hand, as zimbra user.

[mowen]

I removed zimbra, tried installing the newest Ubuntu4.5.4 version and noted that it detected that the dependancy libstdc++5 was missing. Ubuntu4.5.2 didn't detect that. Installed it, then continued to install zimbra4.5.4 - mta still not running. Damn, thought I had it there!!

Anyway, to answer dijichi2:

/etc/sudoers contains:

***********************************
. . .
# Defaults

Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL

# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
%zimbra ALL=NOPASSWD:/opt/zimbra/openldap/libexec/slapd
%zimbra ALL=NOPASSWD:/opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postfix, /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postalias, /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/qshape.pl, /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postconf,/opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postsuper
%zimbra ALL=NOPASSWD:/opt/zimbra/libexec/zmqstat
%zimbra ALL=NOPASSWD:/opt/zimbra/libexec/zmtomcatmgr
%zimbra ALL=NOPASSWD:/opt/zimbra/perdition/sbin/perdition

**********************************
I assume this means that postfix should be able to run under the zimbra user

Running the postqueue by hand:

zimbra@zimbra:~/postfix-2.2.9/sbin$ ./postqueue -v -f
postqueue: dict_eval: const mail
postqueue: dict_eval: const ipv4
postqueue: name_mask: ipv4
postqueue: dict_eval: const zimbra.wnsc.ac.uk
postqueue: dict_eval: const wnsc.ac.uk
postqueue: dict_eval: const Postfix
postqueue: dict_eval: const postfix
postqueue: dict_eval: const postfix
postqueue: dict_eval: const postdrop
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost -> zimbra.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $myhostname -> zimbra.wnsc.ac.uk
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/libexec
postqueue: dict_eval: const /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin
postqueue: dict_eval: const /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/spool
postqueue: dict_eval: const pid
postqueue: dict_eval: const all
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const double-bounce
postqueue: dict_eval: const nobody
postqueue: dict_eval: const hash:/etc/aliases
postqueue: dict_eval: const 20060221
postqueue: dict_eval: const 2.2.9
postqueue: dict_eval: const hash
postqueue: dict_eval: const deferred, defer
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $mydestination -> zimbra.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $relay_domains -> zimbra.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost.wnsc.ac.uk, localhost
postqueue: dict_eval: const TZ MAIL_CONFIG
postqueue: dict_eval: const MAIL_CONFIG MAIL_DEBUG MAIL_LOGTAG TZ XAUTHORITY DISPLAY
postqueue: dict_eval: const subnet
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const +=
postqueue: dict_eval: const -=+
postqueue: dict_eval: const debug_peer_list,fast_flush_domains,mynetworks,perm it_mx_backup_networks,qmqpd_authorized_clients,rel ay_domains,smtpd_access_maps
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const bounce
postqueue: dict_eval: const cleanup
postqueue: dict_eval: const defer
postqueue: dict_eval: const pickup
postqueue: dict_eval: const qmgr
postqueue: dict_eval: const rewrite
postqueue: dict_eval: const showq
postqueue: dict_eval: const error
postqueue: dict_eval: const flush
postqueue: dict_eval: const verify
postqueue: dict_eval: const trace
postqueue: dict_eval: expand ${config_directory}/prng_exch -> /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/conf/prng_exch
postqueue: dict_eval: const /opt/zimbra/conf/smtpd.crt
postqueue: dict_eval: const /opt/zimbra/conf/smtpd.key
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $smtpd_tls_dcert_file ->
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $smtp_tls_cert_file ->
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: expand $smtp_tls_dcert_file ->
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const
postqueue: dict_eval: const 10240000
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1
postqueue: dict_eval: const no
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 100s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1000s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1000s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 10s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 10s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 500s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 500s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 3600s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 18000s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 18000s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: dict_eval: const 1s
postqueue: name_mask: subnet
postqueue: inet_addr_local: configured 2 IPv4 addresses
postqueue: been_here: 127.0.0.0/8: 0
postqueue: been_here: 194.81.36.0/27: 0
postqueue: mynetworks: 127.0.0.0/8 194.81.36.0/27
postqueue: dict_eval: const 127.0.0.0/8 194.81.36.0/27
postqueue: dict_eval: const static:anyone
postqueue: dict_eval: const static:anyone
postqueue: warning: unable to look up public/qmgr: Permission denied
postqueue: fatal: Cannot flush mail queue - mail system is down
zimbra@zimbra:~/postfix-2.2.9/sbin$

[dijichi2]

do:
ls -l /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postqueue
if it doesn't have sgid (rwxr-xr-x, should be rwxr-sr-x), set it (as root):
chmod g+s /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postqueue

and try the postfixqueue -v -f again as zimbra user

out of interest, before you do this, do 'ps -ef |grep postfix' and see if postfix is actually running - the postqueue is just reporting status back to zimbra

[mowen]

With zmcontrol stop (as zimbra):

root@zimbra:/home/mowen# ps -ef|grep postfix
root 30372 29956 0 15:23 pts/0 00:00:00 grep postfix


With zmcontrol start (as zimbra):

root@zimbra:/home/mowen# ps -ef|grep postfix
root 30942 1 0 15:24 ? 00:00:00 /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/libexec/master
postfix 30943 30942 0 15:24 ? 00:00:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u
postfix 30944 30942 0 15:24 ? 00:00:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
root 31128 29956 0 15:24 pts/0 00:00:00 grep postfix
root@zimbra:/home/mowen#

OK, now for the postqueue

root@zimbra:/home/mowen# ls -l /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postqueue
-rwxr-sr-x 1 root postdrop 1443665 2007-03-12 18:51 /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/sbin/postqueue

That looks OK

Did the chmod anyway & then the postqueue -v -f - no change.

[dijichi2]

you dont have funny mount options for /opt/zimbra partition do you? in particular nosuid (which is usually a good idea) will also block sgid from being honoured, leading to this error

[mowen]

Spot on - I'd added a 500G SATA drive for use by Zimbra, following instructions found online. /etc/fstab had been amended with

/dev/sdb1 /opt ext3 nodev,nosuid 0 2

Oh, well done!

I just changed the line to
/dev/sdb1 /opt ext3 defaults 0 0

cleared out /opt, rebooted and started again.

I now have an mta that is running. Time for a beer, I think!

Many thanks again for all your help.