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Old 07-03-2005, 12:54 AM   #1
pracslipkerm
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Postfix Authentication Failed


I have SuSE 9.1 running with Thunderbird 1.0.2
At times my email downloads fine - if I send something to myself for example but at times email sent by others is pulled of the server (disappears from webmail) but thunderbird tells me there is no new mail.
At one stage I killed fetchmail (fetchmail -q as su) but I can't find how to stop it starting on reboot. This helped for a little while
Looking in my /var/log/mail I get the following:

Jul 3 14:53:28 localhost postfix/smtp[8345]: connect to mail.bigpond.com[144.140.90.10]: server refused mail service (port 25)
Jul 3 14:53:28 localhost postfix/smtp[8342]: 5C4219C57D: Authentication failed: SASL authentication failed; server mail.bigpond.com[144.140.90.10] said: 535 Authentication failed
Jul 3 14:53:28 localhost postfix/smtp[8343]: 45BF59C575: Authentication failed: SASL authentication failed; server mail.bigpond.com[144.140.90.10] said: 535 Authentication failed
Jul 3 14:53:28 localhost postfix/smtp[8342]: connect to mail.bigpond.com[144.140.80.10]: server refused mail service (port 25)
Jul 3 14:53:28 localhost postfix/smtp[8342]: 5C4219C57D: to=<E-TaxBroadcast@ato.gov.au>, relay=none, delay=112228, status=deferred (connect to mail.bigpond.com[144.140.80.10]: server refused mail service)

However I know the username and pwd are right and the server name is right.
Following is the result of postconf:

localhost:/home/steve # postconf
2bounce_notice_recipient = postmaster
access_map_reject_code = 554
address_verify_default_transport = $default_transport
address_verify_local_transport = $local_transport
address_verify_map =
address_verify_negative_cache = yes
address_verify_negative_expire_time = 3d
address_verify_negative_refresh_time = 3h
address_verify_poll_count = 3
address_verify_poll_delay = 3s
address_verify_positive_expire_time = 31d
address_verify_positive_refresh_time = 7d
address_verify_relay_transport = $relay_transport
address_verify_relayhost = $relayhost
address_verify_sender = postmaster
address_verify_service_name = verify
address_verify_transport_maps = $transport_maps
address_verify_virtual_transport = $virtual_transport
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
allow_mail_to_commands = alias,forward
allow_mail_to_files = alias,forward
allow_min_user = no
allow_percent_hack = yes
allow_untrusted_routing = no
alternate_config_directories =
always_bcc =
append_at_myorigin = yes
append_dot_mydomain = yes
application_event_drain_time = 100s
backwards_bounce_logfile_compatibility = yes
berkeley_db_create_buffer_size = 16777216
berkeley_db_read_buffer_size = 131072
best_mx_transport =
biff = yes
body_checks =
body_checks_size_limit = 51200
bounce_notice_recipient = postmaster
bounce_queue_lifetime = 5d
bounce_service_name = bounce
bounce_size_limit = 50000
broken_sasl_auth_clients = no
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
cleanup_service_name = cleanup
client_connection_status_update_time = 600s
client_rate_time_unit = 60s
command_directory = /usr/sbin
command_expansion_filter = 1234567890!@%-_=+:,./abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
command_time_limit = 1000s
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter =
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
daemon_timeout = 18000s
debug_peer_level = 2
debug_peer_list =
default_database_type = hash
default_delivery_slot_cost = 5
default_delivery_slot_discount = 50
default_delivery_slot_loan = 3
default_destination_concurrency_limit = 20
default_destination_recipient_limit = 50
default_extra_recipient_limit = 1000
default_minimum_delivery_slots = 3
default_privs = nobody
default_process_limit = 100
default_rbl_reply = $rbl_code Service unavailable; $rbl_class [$rbl_what] blocked using $rbl_domain${rbl_reason?; $rbl_reason}
default_recipient_limit = 10000
default_transport = smtp
default_verp_delimiters = +=
defer_code = 450
defer_service_name = defer
defer_transports =
delay_notice_recipient = postmaster
delay_warning_time = 0h
deliver_lock_attempts = 20
deliver_lock_delay = 1s
disable_dns_lookups = no
disable_mime_input_processing = no
disable_mime_output_conversion = no
disable_verp_bounces = no
disable_vrfy_command = no
dont_remove = 0
double_bounce_sender = double-bounce
duplicate_filter_limit = 1000
empty_address_recipient = MAILER-DAEMON
enable_original_recipient = yes
error_notice_recipient = postmaster
error_service_name = error
expand_owner_alias = no
export_environment = TZ MAIL_CONFIG
fallback_relay =
fallback_transport =
fast_flush_domains = $relay_domains
fast_flush_purge_time = 7d
fast_flush_refresh_time = 12h
fault_injection_code = 0
flush_service_name = flush
fork_attempts = 5
fork_delay = 1s
forward_expansion_filter = 1234567890!@%-_=+:,./abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
forward_path = $home/.forward${recipient_delimiter}${extension},$home/.forward
hash_queue_depth = 1
hash_queue_names = incoming,active,deferred,bounce,defer,flush,hold,trace
header_address_token_limit = 10240
header_checks =
header_size_limit = 102400
helpful_warnings = yes
home_mailbox =
hopcount_limit = 50
ignore_mx_lookup_error = no
import_environment = MAIL_CONFIG MAIL_DEBUG MAIL_LOGTAG TZ XAUTHORITY DISPLAY
in_flow_delay = 1s
inet_interfaces = 127.0.0.1 ::1
initial_destination_concurrency = 5
invalid_hostname_reject_code = 501
ipc_idle = 100s
ipc_timeout = 3600s
ipc_ttl = 1000s
line_length_limit = 2048
lmtp_bind_address =
lmtp_bind_address6 =
lmtp_cache_connection = yes
lmtp_connect_timeout = 0s
lmtp_data_done_timeout = 600s
lmtp_data_init_timeout = 120s
lmtp_data_xfer_timeout = 180s
lmtp_lhlo_timeout = 300s
lmtp_mail_timeout = 300s
lmtp_quit_timeout = 300s
lmtp_rcpt_timeout = 300s
lmtp_rset_timeout = 120s
lmtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
lmtp_sasl_password_maps =
lmtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext, noanonymous
lmtp_send_xforward_command = no
lmtp_skip_quit_response = no
lmtp_tcp_port = 24
lmtp_xforward_timeout = 300s
local_command_shell =
local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2
local_destination_recipient_limit = 1
local_recipient_maps = proxy:unixasswd.byname $alias_maps
local_transport = local:$myhostname
luser_relay =
mail_name = Postfix
mail_owner = postfix
mail_release_date = 20040312
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
mail_version = 2.0.19-20040312
mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail
mailbox_command_maps =
mailbox_delivery_lock = fcntl, dotlock
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mailbox_transport =
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
maps_rbl_domains =
maps_rbl_reject_code = 554
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
masquerade_domains =
masquerade_exceptions = root
max_idle = 100s
max_use = 100
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
maximal_queue_lifetime = 5d
message_size_limit = 10240000
mime_boundary_length_limit = 2048
mime_header_checks = $header_checks
mime_nesting_limit = 100
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s
multi_recipient_bounce_reject_code = 550
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,$mydomain
mydomain = localhost.linux
myhostname = localhost.linux
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::1]/128
mynetworks_style = subnet
myorigin = $myhostname
nested_header_checks = $header_checks
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
non_fqdn_reject_code = 504
notify_classes = resource,software
owner_request_special = yes
parent_domain_matches_subdomains = debug_peer_list,fast_flush_domains,mynetworks,permit_mx_backup_networks,qmqpd_authorized_clients,rel ay_domains,smtpd_access_maps
permit_mx_backup_networks =
pickup_service_name = pickup
prepend_delivered_header = command, file, forward
process_id_directory = pid
propagate_unmatched_extensions = canonical, virtual
proxy_interfaces =
proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks
qmgr_clog_warn_time = 300s
qmgr_fudge_factor = 100
qmgr_message_active_limit = 20000
qmgr_message_recipient_limit = 20000
qmgr_message_recipient_minimum = 10
qmqpd_authorized_clients =
qmqpd_error_delay = 1s
qmqpd_timeout = 300s
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
queue_file_attribute_count_limit = 100
queue_minfree = 0
queue_run_delay = 1000s
queue_service_name = qmgr
rbl_reply_maps =
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
receive_override_options =
recipient_bcc_maps =
recipient_canonical_maps =
recipient_delimiter =
reject_code = 554
relay_clientcerts =
relay_domains = $mydestination
relay_domains_reject_code = 554
relay_recipient_maps =
relay_transport = relay
relayhost = mail.bigpond.com
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
require_home_directory = no
resolve_dequoted_address = yes
rewrite_service_name = rewrite
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
sender_based_routing = no
sender_bcc_maps =
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
service_throttle_time = 60s
setgid_group = maildrop
show_user_unknown_table_name = yes
showq_service_name = showq
smtp_always_send_ehlo = yes
smtp_bind_address =
smtp_bind_address6 =
smtp_connect_timeout = 30s
smtp_data_done_timeout = 600s
smtp_data_init_timeout = 120s
smtp_data_xfer_timeout = 180s
smtp_defer_if_no_mx_address_found = no
smtp_destination_concurrency_limit = $default_destination_concurrency_limit
smtp_destination_recipient_limit = $default_destination_recipient_limit
smtp_enforce_tls = no
smtp_helo_name = $myhostname
smtp_helo_timeout = 300s
smtp_host_lookup = dns
smtp_line_length_limit = 990
smtp_mail_timeout = 300s
smtp_mx_address_limit = 0
smtp_mx_session_limit = 2
smtp_never_send_ehlo = no
smtp_pix_workaround_delay_time = 10s
smtp_pix_workaround_threshold_time = 500s
smtp_quit_timeout = 300s
smtp_quote_rfc821_envelope = yes
smtp_randomize_addresses = yes
smtp_rcpt_timeout = 300s
smtp_rset_timeout = 120s
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options =
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = $var_smtp_sasl_opts
smtp_sasl_tls_verified_security_options = $var_smtp_sasl_tls_opts
smtp_send_xforward_command = no
smtp_skip_4xx_greeting = yes
smtp_skip_5xx_greeting = yes
smtp_skip_quit_response = yes
smtp_starttls_timeout = 300s
smtp_tls_CAfile =
smtp_tls_CApath =
smtp_tls_cert_file =
smtp_tls_cipherlist =
smtp_tls_dcert_file =
smtp_tls_dkey_file = $smtp_tls_dcert_file
smtp_tls_enforce_peername = yes
smtp_tls_key_file = $smtp_tls_cert_file
smtp_tls_loglevel = 0
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = no
smtp_tls_per_site =
smtp_tls_scert_verifydepth = 5
smtp_tls_session_cache_database =
smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtp_use_tls = no
smtp_xforward_timeout = 300s
smtpd_authorized_verp_clients = $authorized_verp_clients
smtpd_authorized_xclient_hosts =
smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts =
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
smtpd_client_connection_count_limit = 50
smtpd_client_connection_limit_exceptions = $mynetworks
smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit = 0
smtpd_client_restrictions =
smtpd_data_restrictions =
smtpd_delay_reject = yes
smtpd_enforce_tls = no
smtpd_error_sleep_time = 1s
smtpd_etrn_restrictions =
smtpd_expansion_filter = \t\40!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 20
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_history_flush_threshold = 100
smtpd_junk_command_limit = 100
smtpd_noop_commands =
smtpd_null_access_lookup_key = <>
smtpd_policy_service_max_idle = 300s
smtpd_policy_service_max_ttl = 1000s
smtpd_policy_service_timeout = 100s
smtpd_proxy_ehlo = $myhostname
smtpd_proxy_filter =
smtpd_proxy_timeout = 100s
smtpd_recipient_limit = 1000
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_restriction_classes =
smtpd_sasl_application_name = smtpd
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks =
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options = $smtpd_sasl_security_options
smtpd_sender_login_maps =
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 10
smtpd_starttls_timeout = 300s
smtpd_timeout = 300s
smtpd_tls_CAfile =
smtpd_tls_CApath =
smtpd_tls_ask_ccert = no
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_ccert_verifydepth = 5
smtpd_tls_cert_file =
smtpd_tls_cipherlist =
smtpd_tls_dcert_file =
smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file =
smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file =
smtpd_tls_dkey_file = $smtpd_tls_dcert_file
smtpd_tls_key_file = $smtpd_tls_cert_file
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 0
smtpd_tls_received_header = no
smtpd_tls_req_ccert = no
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database =
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtpd_tls_wrappermode = no
smtpd_use_tls = no
soft_bounce = no
stale_lock_time = 500s
strict_7bit_headers = no
strict_8bitmime = no
strict_8bitmime_body = no
strict_mime_encoding_domain = no
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
sun_mailtool_compatibility = no
swap_bangpath = yes
syslog_facility = mail
syslog_name = postfix
tls_daemon_random_bytes = 32
tls_daemon_random_source =
tls_ipv6_version = 1.22
tls_random_bytes = 32
tls_random_exchange_name = ${config_directory}/prng_exch
tls_random_prng_update_period = 60s
tls_random_reseed_period = 3600s
tls_random_source =
trace_service_name = trace
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
transport_retry_time = 60s
trigger_timeout = 10s
undisclosed_recipients_header = To: undisclosed-recipients:;
unknown_address_reject_code = 450
unknown_client_reject_code = 450
unknown_hostname_reject_code = 450
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450
unknown_relay_recipient_reject_code = 550
unknown_virtual_alias_reject_code = 550
unknown_virtual_mailbox_reject_code = 550
unverified_recipient_reject_code = 450
unverified_sender_reject_code = 450
verp_delimiter_filter = -=+
virtual_alias_domains = $virtual_alias_maps
virtual_alias_expansion_limit = 1000
virtual_alias_maps = $virtual_maps
virtual_alias_recursion_limit = 1000
virtual_gid_maps =
virtual_mailbox_base =
virtual_mailbox_domains = $virtual_mailbox_maps
virtual_mailbox_limit = 51200000
virtual_mailbox_lock = fcntl
virtual_mailbox_maps =
virtual_minimum_uid = 100
virtual_transport = virtual
virtual_uid_maps =

Any idea what is going on and how I can fix it?
Thanks in advance for your assistance!!! :-)
Linux Newbie
Steve
 
Old 07-03-2005, 11:43 AM   #2
nevarlen
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How is your firewall settings? Do you have any third party filtering agent..
Also, what is the output of "netstat -nap | grep :25" ?
Looks like, connection is refused by postfix, make sure it is listening port 25.
If you could post master.cf smtp socket settings, it might be useful..
 
Old 07-05-2005, 02:31 PM   #3
pracslipkerm
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localhost:/home/steve # netstat -nap | grep :25
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 9949/master
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1529 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1530 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1533 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1532 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1535 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1524 144.140.90.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1523 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1531 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1528 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1534 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1536 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 10.0.0.3:1537 144.140.80.10:25 TIME_WAIT -
tcp 0 0 ::1:25 :::* LISTEN 9949/master

master.cf
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
#smtps inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
#submission inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_enforce_tls=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
#628 inet n - n - - qmqpd
pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 oqmgr
rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce
defer unix - - n - 0 bounce
trace unix - - n - 0 bounce
verify unix - - n - 1 verify
flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
relay unix - - n - - smtp
# -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5
showq unix n - n - - showq
error unix - - n - - error
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp
anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil
#localhost:10025 inet n - n - - smtpd -o content_filter=
#
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
#
# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
#
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user}
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient)
ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fq. user=foo argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient
vscan unix - n n - 10 pipe
user=vscan argv=/usr/sbin/amavis ${sender} ${recipient}
procmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=R user=nobody argv=/usr/bin/procmail -t -m /etc/procmailrc ${sender} ${recipient}
 
Old 07-05-2005, 08:38 PM   #4
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Okay, in your main.cf you have:
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::1]/128
mynetworks_style = subnet

I believe when you specify network_style as subnet, you need to include external ip parameter inyour mynetworks too. For example, I have:
127.0.0.0/8 >>>>>for local mail
xx.xx.xx.xx/28 >>>for the whole world
10.0.0.0/24>>>>>for internal mail..

Try settings these parameter according to your numbers to see if it would work..Let's cross our fingers so it would..
 
  


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