/usr/bin/procmail-wrapper: Exec format error

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hello !

I started a new server installation, and I have an error while trying to receive mails. I can send without any problems with all my mail’s domains, but none can receive, I have a mail delivery system message :

<contact-powerloop.fr@powerloop.fr> (expanded from <contact@powerloop.fr>):
Command died with status 2: “/usr/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d
$LOGNAME”. Command output: sh: 1: /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper: Exec format
error
Reporting-MTA: dns; powerloop.fr
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 4C5AE950B2
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; vincentgalard@gmail.com
Arrival-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 12:16:33 +0000 (GMT)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; contact-powerloop.fr@powerloop.fr
Original-Recipient: rfc822;contact@powerloop.fr
Action: failed
Status: 5.3.0
Diagnostic-Code: x-unix; sh: 1: /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper: Exec format error

Any idea to solve that statut 2 error ??

🛈 SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version Debian Buster
Virtualmin version 6.17-3
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here is what I have in the log file when I’m trying to send a mail to my local mailbox :

Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop postfix/local[23154]: 27BA796AE2: to=test-powerloop.fr@powerloop.fr, orig_to=test@powerloop.fr, relay=local, delay=0.18, delays=0.11/0.02/0/0.04, dsn=5.3.0, status=bounced (Command died with status 2: “/usr/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME”. Command output: sh: 1: /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper: Exec format error )
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop postfix/cleanup[23146]: 4720096B8C: message-id=20220129142116.4720096B8C@powerloop.fr
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop postfix/bounce[23159]: 27BA796AE2: sender non-delivery notification: 4720096B8C
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop postfix/qmgr[9551]: 4720096B8C: from=<>, size=6509, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop postfix/qmgr[9551]: 27BA796AE2: removed
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=test@powerloop.fr, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.0.254, lip=192.168.0.100, mpid=23208, TLS, session=<JgOzQ7nWsPjAqAD+>
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=test@powerloop.fr, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.0.254, lip=192.168.0.100, mpid=23219, TLS, session=<ANe0Q7nWsvjAqAD+>
Jan 29 14:21:16 powerloop dovecot: imap(test@powerloop.fr)<23219><ANe0Q7nWsvjAqAD+>: Logged out in=32 out=501 deleted=0 expunged=0 trashed=0 hdr_count=0 hdr_bytes=0 body_count=0 body_bytes=0
Jan 29 14:21:17 powerloop postfix/smtp[23164]: 4720096B8C: to=fildard_v@yahoo.fr, relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.72.73]:25, delay=1.3, delays=0.01/0.03/0.95/0.29, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 ok dirdel)
Jan 29 14:21:17 powerloop postfix/qmgr[9551]: 4720096B8C: removed

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Did you ever find a solution for this ?

Paul

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If you’re seeing this error you are either running an EOL operating system, you’re running on an unsupported architecture, or you’re not up to date with Virtualmin packages.

You should generally start a fresh topic with the specifics of your deployment rather than hijacking an existing thread, which may not have the same cause as your situation, even if the symptom is the same.

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I fixed it by doing this :

Webmin → Servers → Postfix Mail Server → Local Delivery
External command to use instead of mailbox delivery : /usr/bin/procmail

But I’m not sure it fits to your own issue

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You mostly can’t use Virtualmin’s mail processing tools (i.e. spam/AV) with that change, but regular delivery will work. But, since this is a small machine, running AV scanning is probably a mistake or impossibility, anyway (ClamAV needs over 1GB of RAM all by itself).

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