I am setting up a new server running RHEL 5.1. I installed and configured cyrus-imapd and confirmed that it is creating mailboxes properly. But 'mail' does not work: no error messages are generated but the mail message does not reach the user.

Here is what appears in maillog:

Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: accepted connection
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: lmtp connection preauth'd as postman
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: couldn't create stage directory: /var/spool/imap/stage./: File exists
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: IOERROR: creating message file /var/spool/imap/stage./5624-1214402178-0: File exists
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive master[8030]: about to exec /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/lmtpd
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: IOERROR: fstating sieve script /var/lib/imap/sieve/t/testuser/defaultbc: No such file or directory
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: duplicate_check: <200806251356.m5PDuH4K008025@olive.cybertools.biz> user.testuser 0
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[5624]: FATAL: Internal error: assertion failed: append.c: 479: stage != NULL && stage->parts[0] != '\0'
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive lmtpunix[8030]: executed
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive master[5095]: process 5624 exited, status 75
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive master[5095]: service lmtpunix pid 5624 in BUSY state: terminated abnormally
Jun 25 09:56:18 olive sendmail[8028]: m5PDuHju008026: to=<testuser@olive.cybertools.biz>, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, pri=120367, dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: cyrus mailer (/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL

The cyrus/sendmail setup instructions I am using are for RHEL 4. Should something be done differently in RHEL 5?

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Sanford Stein
CyberTools Inc.

I deleted /var/spool/imap/stage. and now am able to send messages to local users. But I still cannot send mail to outside domains such as yahoo.com. Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks,
SS

Ive had a similar problem and im unsure what to do.

Im getting this error:-
May 1 09:45:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[16380]: r41Dj1dP016380: from=iwadmin, size=539, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011345.r41Dj1dP016380@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, relay=iwadmin@localhost
May 1 09:45:02 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[16386]: r41Dj1di016386: from=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, size=875, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011345.r41Dj1dP016380@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]
May 1 09:45:02 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[16380]: r41Dj1dP016380: to=iwadmin, ctladdr=iwadmin (12072/104), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=30539, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (r41Dj1di016386 Message accepted for delivery)
May 1 09:45:02 gaalpltapp00c9 deliver[16389]: connect(/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp) failed: Connection refused
May 1 09:45:02 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[16388]: r41Dj1di016386: to=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, pri=120875, dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: cyrus mailer (/usr/lib64/cyrus-imapd/deliver) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL
May 1 09:48:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[24555]: r41Dm1dH024555: from=iwadmin, size=539, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011348.r41Dm1dH024555@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, relay=iwadmin@localhost
May 1 09:48:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[24561]: r41Dm1le024561: from=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, size=875, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011348.r41Dm1dH024555@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]
May 1 09:48:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[24555]: r41Dm1dH024555: to=iwadmin, ctladdr=iwadmin (12072/104), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30539, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (r41Dm1le024561 Message accepted for delivery)
May 1 09:48:01 gaalpltapp00c9 deliver[24564]: connect(/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp) failed: Connection refused
May 1 09:48:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[24563]: r41Dm1le024561: to=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, pri=120875, dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: cyrus mailer (/usr/lib64/cyrus-imapd/deliver) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL




I noticed it mentions cyrus and i spotted that the cyrus-imapd service was not running.

After starting this i still get errors but different.
Ive highlighted the part i think is the problem.

May 1 11:01:02 gaalpltapp00c9 master[28466]: process 5224 exited, status 0
May 1 11:01:02 gaalpltapp00c9 master[28466]: process 6947 exited, status 0
May 1 11:01:02 gaalpltapp00c9 master[7869]: about to exec /usr/lib64/cyrus-imapd/lmtpd
May 1 11:01:02 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: executed
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10468]: r41F314s010468: from=iwadmin, size=539, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011503.r41F314s010468@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, relay=iwadmin@localhost
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10474]: r41F31Nv010474: from=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, size=875, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201305011503.r41F314s010468@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10468]: r41F314s010468: to=iwadmin, ctladdr=iwadmin (12072/104), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30539, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (r41F31Nv010474 Message accepted for delivery)
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: accepted connection
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: lmtp connection preauth'd as postman
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 master[10478]: about to exec /usr/lib64/cyrus-imapd/lmtpd
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: verify_user(user.iwadmin) failed: Mailbox does not exist
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10476]: r41F31Nv010474: to=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, pri=120875, dsn=5.6.0, stat=Data format error
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10476]: r41F31Nv010474: r41F31Nv010476: DSN: Data format errorMay 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[10478]: executed
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: accepted connection
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: lmtp connection preauth'd as postman
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[7869]: verify_user(user.iwadmin) failed: Mailbox does not exist
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10476]: r41F31Nv010476: to=<iwadmin@gaalpltapp00c9.linux.us.ams1907.com>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, pri=32158, dsn=5.6.0, stat=Data format error
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 sendmail[10476]: r41F31Nv010476: r41F31Nw010476: return to sender: Data format error
May 1 11:03:01 gaalpltapp00c9 lmtpunix[10478]: accepted connection


Any ideas please?