Re: postfix and hostname
On 08/06/12 15:30, Benjamin Martin wrote:
> On 08/06/12 13:52, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Running squeeze on my VPS, and using postfix/dovecot/cyrus as my MTA,
>> for a number of users, who pick up mail via IMAP (mostly Thunderbird).
>> Postfix is configured to accept mail for user@vanderhoff.org, as well as
>> a few other domains.
>
> I don't know dovecot or cyris, but I too run postfix on my VPS.
>
>> The hostname for the server is set to vanderhoff.org.uk. This has been
>> running fine for a number of years, but I am rationalising my domains,
>> and want to change the hostname to vanderhoff.org. Nothing to do with
>> the MTA really, or so I thought.
> When you mention changing the domain but not changing any config, I
> would think looking into postfix config is a good place to start.
>
>
>> I expected this to be as simple as editing /etc/hostname, and updating
>> the live hostname via the hostname command. I now have no mail coming
>> in. Changing the hostname back to the .uk version reverts operation to
>> normal.
>>
>> So some misconfiguration somewhere, but I'm blowed if I can find it. Has
>> anyone any hints, please?
>>
>>
>
> Have a check in the logs and see if you can see mail coming in and
> getting rejected:
> tail -f /var/log/mail.*
>
> The location of postfix config files is likely to be different from mine
> so check in your postfix config
> cat /etc/postfix/main.cf
>
> Do you use virtual_domains?? .. if so, ensure the domain is in the
> virtual domain file:
> vi /usr/local/postfix/etc/virtual_domains
>
> What about mappings? .. you might need to alter and regenerate the db:
> vi /usr/local/postfix/etc/virtual_alias
> postmap /usr/local/postfix/etc/virtual_mailbox
>
> If you make and changes, ensure you reload postfix:
> postfix reload
>
>
> Not sure if that helps at all, but thought I'd chip in my 2pence worth :)
Thanks for the pointers; I can't find any postfix config files anywhere
other than in /etc/postfix/*
Looking in /var/log/syslog reveals this:
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Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/smtpd[10955]: CC39922C162:
client=bendel.debian.org[82.195.75.100]
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/cleanup[10958]: CC39922C162:
message-id=<[🔎] 20120608155310.GB30526@deathstar.hsd1.ct.comcast.net>
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/cleanup[10958]: CC39922C162:
resent-message-id=<Ys1TOJhNrBL.A.hnG.DAi0PB@bendel>
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/qmgr[10932]: CC39922C162:
from=<bounce-debian-user=lists_0711=vanderhoff.org@lists.debian.org>,
size=5968, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/trivial-rewrite[10957]: warning: do not
list domain vanderhoff.org in BOTH mydestination and virtual_mailbox_domains
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell pipe[10964]: fatal: pipe_command: execvp
/usr/sbin/cyrdeliver: No such file or directory
Jun 8 16:54:15 shell postfix/pipe[10960]: CC39922C162:
to=<tony@vanderhoff.org>, orig_to=<lists_0711@vanderhoff.org>,
relay=cyrus, delay=0.07, delays=0.06/0/0/0, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
(temporary failure. Command output: pipe: fatal: pipe_command: execvp
/usr/sbin/cyrdeliver: No such file or directory )
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So, yes, a config error (or maybe two), but where to look to correct it?
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Tony van der Hoff | mailto:tony@vanderhoff.org
Ariège, France |
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