| System hostname | debian.members.linode.com | Operating system | Debian Linux 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmin version | 1.973 | Usermin version | 1.823 |
| Virtualmin version | 6.16 Pro | Authentic theme version | 19.73 |
| Time on system | Friday, August 20, 2021 4:29 PM | Kernel and CPU | Linux 5.12.13-x86_64-on x86_64 |
Clicking “Start” in the Webmin Postfix plugin fails silently so dropping down to the command line:
# service postfix start
syslog Aug 20 16:17:01 debian systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent (instance -)...
postfix.log Aug 20 16:17:01 li1168-186 postfix/postfix-script[14731]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./makedefs.out
postfix.log Aug 20 16:17:01 li1168-186 postfix/postfix-script[14780]: starting the Postfix mail system
postfix.log Aug 20 16:17:03 li1168-186 postfix/postfix-script[14786]: fatal: mail system startup failed
postfix.log
syslog Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: postfix@-.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
syslog Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: postfix@-.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
syslog Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent (instance -).
syslog Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
syslog Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
# netstat -nlp |grep postfix
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 31033 979/saslauthd
# service postfix status
● postfix.service - Postfix Mail Transport Agent
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postfix.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (exited) since Fri 2021-08-20 16:17:04 UTC; 9min ago
Process: 14792 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 14792 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 20 16:17:04 debian systemd[1]: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Webmin still says it’s not running.