postfix error :use the Postfix sendmail command

soroccoheaven · 09-22-2007, 12:10 PM

hi all,
I am trying to make postfix to receive mails/message/comments from my web server's feedback form.i am using .cgi cript for this.i am sure web server is doing its job and i can see the "confirmation page ie. Thanks ....you comments..etc" but it is not delivered/can not see the mail, to mail account ( account i defined in my .cgi cript)..getting somthing in my /var/log/mail/error

Sep 22 22:31:15 serv postfix[11280]: error: to submit mail, use the Postfix sendmail command
Sep 22 22:31:15 serv postfix[11280]: fatal: the postfix command is reserved for the superuser

what does it mean.

Thanks

Berhanie · 09-22-2007, 01:03 PM

Quote:

what does it mean.

It means your script isn't submitting mail properly. You can use the sendmail command. e.g.

Code:

sendmail -t -i < /tmp/email.txt

It's also possible to use the mail command.

Note: If you use sendmail as above, the email.txt file would have to contain the headers, e.g.

Code:

From: me@here
To: you@there
Subject: Greeting

The body goes here.
...

soroccoheaven · 09-22-2007, 01:39 PM

thanks,

but ..my script seems fine ..you are right this is all due to this SCRIPT only..i am using the sendmail -t ..
what is about -i option ?..i was in confusion so tried to put postfix -t in place of sendmail but no go..(how come we can use sendmail command with postfix as sendmail is another
MTA, what i got about the "command sendmail" itself.)
lokking for further help..
thanks..

soroccoheaven · 09-22-2007, 01:57 PM

problem solved..it was a silly script typo mistake..

Thanks

sourav suman · 02-03-2016, 01:55 AM

have you checked whether your postfix is running or not.
i faced this issue when i stop postfix.