Postfix not sending mails at all

ark · November 29, 2012, 10:20pm

Hi, well i have a problem, i have a server with virtualmin, but i have a problem i cant send mails, if i try to send via readusermail says that is send, but never go. And then i try to connect via outlook and i cant receive but i cant send mails, says that cant connect to smtp server.

I do a fresh install, then install.sh of virtualmin and then point servers to ip addres (i have 1 ip per domain).

In another post he try to use port 5525, i do the same but dont work

outlook says timeout exhausted.

I see and theres not queue, nothing in var/log/maillog and neither in my inbox or spam folder.

Any idea?

Locutus · November 30, 2012, 12:50am

Anything blocking port 25 on your server? Anything in the mail log when you try to send from “read user mail”?

ark · November 30, 2012, 4:14pm

Accept 	If protocol is TCP and destination port is 25 and state of connection is NEW

firewall is working.

and now i see this in queue

2012/11/30 04:22 root@com.com root@com.com 743 bytes connect to com.com[64.30.224.118]: Connection refused

and maillog is empty, with 0B.

i see maillog in var/log/maillog but not sure if still it is (i see this in another software with just webmin and i do a yum install of postfix)

Locutus · November 30, 2012, 4:55pm

I’m sorry, I can’t really follow you here. You’d need to explain your problem again, in detail, from the start, what exactly you did and tried where, and what errors you see in the logs.

ark · November 30, 2012, 5:08pm

ok, i have a fresh install of centos with webmin. So i stop webmin and install virtualmin via the file install.sh.

I do a virtualserver, with a virtual ip. this works.
Ok then i try to send mails via read user mail module, but never deliver.
The maillog in var/log/maillog is empty. in queue (in postfix module) i never see my email.
and i dont get any error or bounce.
mxrecords also is pointing to my server.

Locutus · November 30, 2012, 5:25pm

Hm, any number of errors could be responsible for that. Too much to list or guess here. I could offer to log on to your system and take a look.

Aside from that, you said you had Webmin already on the box when you installed Virtualmin. Best practice is to let it install from the script, through it’s possible that it doesn’t make a difference. When you go to “Webmin / Webmin / Webmin Configuration / Webmin Themes”, which themes do you get in the Current Theme list?

ark · November 30, 2012, 5:31pm

oh thx.will be great.

have standar and virtualmin framed theme and virtualmin mobile theme

Eric · December 3, 2012, 11:42pm

It sounds like things aren’t working properly when Postfix is setup to use port 2525. I might recommend keeping it on port 25 to troubleshoot the issues you’re seeing.

The “com.com” can occur when there’s a problem with the hostname you’re using.

You’d want to make sure your hostname is in FQDN format… meaning “host.domain.tld”.

You’d also want to make sure your hostname appears in /etc/hosts, and on the mydestination line in /etc/postfix/main.cf.

If that doesn’t help, you may want to post the output of the commands “postconf -n” and “hostname”.

-Eric

ark · December 5, 2012, 3:15pm

well i was triying and now all mails get in queue. i restart postfix and now just keep in queue. but theres not anymore the com.com problem


alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
daemon_timeout = 1800s
debug_peer_level = 2
home_mailbox = Maildir/
html_directory = no
ipc_timeout = 360s
mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain, host.mercadeoeficaz-cr.com
myorigin = $mydomain
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README_FILES
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples
sender_bcc_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/bcc
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_destination permit_inet_interfaces
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = encrypt
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

hostname
host.mercadeoeficaz-cr.com

Eric · December 5, 2012, 4:44pm

Howdy,

What message(s) are you seeing in the mail logs when the messages go into the queue?

Also, what does this command output:

mailq | tail -20

ark · December 5, 2012, 5:18pm

ok this will be difficult to explain. In server i have like 4 diferentes ip, a dns (mercadeoeficazcr.com) is poiting to one of the ips 190.120.227.189.

The main ip of server is 190.120.227.177 (mercadeoeficaz-cr.com)

now i login to 190.120.227.189:10000, read user mail, send mail to andreileonsalas@gmail.com but i get this(is sending via main ip not the ip that i put when i create a virtual server)

well theres not anymore queue (was of main ip not virtual server) so theres no output from mailq | tail -20

Delivered-To: andreileonsalas@gmail.com
Received: by 10.66.192.97 with SMTP id hf1csp30218pac;
Wed, 5 Dec 2012 08:54:50 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.204.147.216 with SMTP id m24mr1258366bkv.63.1354726489142;
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:54:49 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path: mercadeoeficazcr@mercadeoeficazcr.com
Received: from host.mercadeoeficaz-cr.com (mercadeoeficaz-cr.com. [190.120.227.177])
by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 6si8597650bka.113.2012.12.05.08.54.47;
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:54:48 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 190.120.227.177 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of mercadeoeficazcr@mercadeoeficazcr.com) client-ip=190.120.227.177;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: 190.120.227.177 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of mercadeoeficazcr@mercadeoeficazcr.com) smtp.mail=mercadeoeficazcr@mercadeoeficazcr.com
Received: by host.mercadeoeficaz-cr.com (Postfix, from userid 0)
id 95ED44006D; Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:53:52 -0500 (EST)
From: mercadeoeficazcr@mercadeoeficazcr.com
Subject: a
To: andreileonsalas@gmail.com
Message-Id: 1354726432.18101@mercadeoeficazcr.com
X-Originating-IP: 186.176.50.84
X-Mailer: Webmin 1.610
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:53:52 -0500 (EST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=“bound1354726432”

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

–bound1354726432
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

aaa

–bound1354726432–

now im very lost, at least going out but is not working because i want ot have a especific ip, completly diferent to the other server, and i use that dns because im testing before buy a new one

ark · December 7, 2012, 8:33pm

so i should do vps to do this? or if i buy virtualmin pro this will work? i dont know really

Eric · December 7, 2012, 9:20pm

Email should work fine in both Virtualmin Pro and GPL. You don’t need Virtualmin Pro for email to work.

I didn’t see an error in the email that you pasted in above, and you said that the email queue no longer had email in it.

So I’m not sure I understand what problem you’re having at the moment. What is it that’s not working? And what errors are you seeing?

Also, are any errors showing up in your mail logs?

-Eric

ark · December 7, 2012, 9:24pm

the problem is that i have 4 ips but go out only from the main ip. but when i send to domain (with a secondary ip) it sucefully delivery, but when i send mail always is from main ip. dont know if i get explain. i want that out mails go out for diferents ip.

Eric · December 7, 2012, 10:30pm

Postfix, by default, sends out email using the primary IP of the server. That’s usually the IP associated with the “eth0” interface.

Recently, Postfix began supporting another option, that allows email to be sent using an alternate IP.

That’s only supported in Postfix 2.7 and newer – but if you have that, you can use the following instructions to send email using an alternate IP:

https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/email/dependent

ark · December 7, 2012, 11:38pm

oh thx, im already working to have centos 6.0 in order to have everything up date. I will work this weekend on this and monday i will write again

ark · December 14, 2012, 8:33pm

Ok i install like you tell me centos 6 (i tell to my provider please install centos 6).

but now i cant install virtualmin like i always do it in centos 5

now i says (logfile says the same)

INFO - Installing dependencies using command: /usr/bin/yum -y -d 2 install bind bind-utils caching-nameserver httpd postfix spamassassin procmail perl-DBD-Pg perl-DBD-MySQL quota iptables openssl python mailman subversion mysql mysql-server mysql-devel postgresql postgresql-server rh-postgresql rh-postgresql-server logrotate webalizer php php-xml php-gd php-imap php-mysql php-odbc php-pear php-pgsql php-snmp php-xmlrpc php-mbstring mod_perl mod_python cyrus-sasl dovecot spamassassin mod_dav_svn cyrus-sasl-gssapi mod_ssl ruby ruby-devel rubygems perl-XML-Simple perl-Crypt-SSLeay
…in progress, please wait… |Error: Package: 1:httpd-manual-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.noarch (virtualmin)
Requires: httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm
Removing: httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1.x86_64 (@base)
httpd = 2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1
Updated By: 1:httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1.x86_64 (virtualmin)
httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1
Available: httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.i386 (virtualmin)
httpd = 2.2.15-15.el6
Available: 1:httpd-2.2.15-5.el6.vm.x86_64 (virtualmin)
httpd = 1:2.2.15-5.el6.vm
Available: 1:httpd-2.2.15-9.el6.2.vm.x86_64 (virtualmin)
httpd = 1:2.2.15-9.el6.2.vm
Available: 1:httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.x86_64 (virtualmin)
httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6
Available: 1:httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.x86_64 (virtualmin)
httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm /usr/bin/yum -y -d 2 install bind bind-utils caching-nameserver httpd postfix spamassassin procmail perl-DBD-Pg perl-DBD-MySQL quota iptables openssl python mailman subversion mysql mysql-server mysql-devel postgresql postgresql-server rh-postgresql rh-postgresql-server logrotate webalizer php php-xml php-gd php-imap php-mysql php-odbc php-pear php-pgsql php-snmp php-xmlrpc php-mbstring mod_perl mod_python cyrus-sasl dovecot spamassassin mod_dav_svn cyrus-sasl-gssapi mod_ssl ruby ruby-devel rubygems perl-XML-Simple perl-Crypt-SSLeay failed. Error (if any): 0

Displaying the last 15 lines of /root/virtualmin-install.log to help troubleshoot this problem:
–> Processing Dependency: httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm for package: 1:httpd-manual-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.noarch
—> Package keyutils-libs-devel.x86_64 0:1.4-4.el6 will be installed
—> Package libcom_err-devel.x86_64 0:1.41.12-12.el6 will be installed
—> Package libproxy-bin.x86_64 0:0.3.0-3.el6_3 will be installed
—> Package libproxy-python.x86_64 0:0.3.0-3.el6_3 will be installed
—> Package libselinux-devel.x86_64 0:2.0.94-5.3.el6 will be installed
–> Processing Dependency: libsepol-devel >= 2.0.32-1 for package: libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.3.el6.x86_64
–> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(libsepol) for package: libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.3.el6.x86_64
–> Running transaction check
—> Package httpd-manual.noarch 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm will be an update
–> Processing Dependency: httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm for package: 1:httpd-manual-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.noarch
—> Package libsepol-devel.x86_64 0:2.0.41-4.el6 will be installed
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

FATAL - Fatal Error Occurred: Something went wrong during installation: 0
FATAL - Cannot continue installation.
FATAL - Attempting to remove virtualmin repository configuration, so the installation can be
FATAL - re-attempted after any problems have been resolved.
FATAL - Removing temporary directory and files.
FATAL - If you are unsure of what went wrong, you may wish to review the log
FATAL - in /root/virtualmin-install.log

ark · December 14, 2012, 8:42pm

btw i manually do the yum instruction and i get this
Setting up Install Process
Package 32:bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 32:bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package httpd-2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 2:postfix-2.6.6-2.2.el6_1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package spamassassin-3.3.1-2.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package procmail-3.22-25.1.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package perl-DBD-Pg-2.15.1-4.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 1:quota-3.17-16.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package iptables-1.4.7-5.1.el6_2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package python-2.6.6-29.el6_3.3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 3:mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package subversion-1.6.11-7.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package mysql-5.1.66-2.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package mysql-server-5.1.66-2.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package mysql-devel-5.1.66-2.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package postgresql-8.4.13-1.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package postgresql-server-8.4.13-1.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
No package rh-postgresql available.
No package rh-postgresql-server available.
Package logrotate-3.7.8-15.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package webalizer-2.21_02-3.3.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-xml-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-gd-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-imap-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-mysql-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-odbc-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 1:php-pear-1.9.4-4.el6.noarch already installed and latest version
Package php-pgsql-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-snmp-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-xmlrpc-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package php-mbstring-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package mod_perl-2.0.4-10.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
No package mod_python available.
Package cyrus-sasl-2.1.23-13.el6_3.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 1:dovecot-2.0.9-2.el6_1.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package spamassassin-3.3.1-2.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package mod_dav_svn-1.6.11-7.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package cyrus-sasl-gssapi-2.1.23-13.el6_3.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package 1:mod_ssl-2.2.15-15.el6.centos.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package ruby-1.8.7.352-7.el6_2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-7.el6_2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package rubygems-1.3.7-1.el6.noarch already installed and latest version
Package perl-XML-Simple-2.18-6.el6.noarch already installed and latest version
Package perl-Crypt-SSLeay-0.57-16.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

any idea, that packages are the bad thing?

ark · December 14, 2012, 9:24pm

i do rpm -e httpd-manual and then i could install, but i cant access via port 10000.

in shh i put service webmin status
webmin is running

so i fdont know if is a problem with hostname or something or if the install was not good.

also usermin says already installed.

Eric · December 14, 2012, 9:56pm

Howdy,

Try accessing your server using the IP address, something like this:

https://x.y.z.q:10000

If that doesn’t work, what error do you get?

-Eric