postfix status:master dead but pidfile exist
 

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please help urgently:postfix status:[COLOR="DarkRed"]master dead but pid file exist[:(:o/COLOR]

First do .. service postfix stop and then service postfix start.

If it does not help, try to delete the pid file.

To search for the pid file use the command

find / -iname master.pid

If nothing helps, check the logs at /var/log/maillog or /var/log/messages

Postfix : master dead but pid file exists
 

# /etc/init.d/postfix status
master dead but pid file exists


Clear PID from below files

# > /var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid
# > /var/lock/subsys/postfix (if exists)
# > /var/lib/postfix/master.lock


and restart the postfix service.

# /etc/init.d/postfix restart

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