Fedora 7 Postfix won't response? Pop3/Imap authentication failed?

alvinwong · 07-08-2009, 06:40 AM

I have postfix-2.4.5-2.fc7 installed on my Fedora 7.
Just because I need to use virtual users with MySQL, I followed most of the instructions from http://postfix.pentachron.net, done 3.2, 6, 7, 8(-8.2.3). I had Apache, MySql, Dovecot, Postfix installed in packages (using yum). This is /etc/postfix/main.cf:

Code:

queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
inet_interfaces = localhost
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
home_mailbox = Maildir/
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
	 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
	 xxgdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
html_directory = no
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.4.5/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.4.5/README_FILES

home_mailbox = Maildir/

smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth

virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/domains.cfg
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/mboxes.cfg
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql/aliases.cfg
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_transport = virtual

smtpd_use_tls = yes
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_key_file = /usr/share/ssl/s/PrivateKey.pem
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /usr/share/ssl/s/Cert.pem
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /usr/share/ssl/s/demoCA/cacert.pem 

smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

However, when I started Postfix without error, I can't receive feedback using telnet localhost 25

Code:

Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.

There are no response even I typed helo, ehlo, or anything else.

Pop3 and Imap also failed, with 'Authentication for alvin failed (AUTH): "a000 NO Authentication failed. "'.

May I know what happened?

Additional information:

Code:

# netstat -l -n -p|grep :25
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:25                0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      23549/master

Code:

# more /var/log/mail/mail.log
/var/log/mail/mail.log: 沒有此一檔案或目錄

Means "File or directory not existing"

John VV · 07-08-2009, 01:14 PM

You do know that fedora 7 is unsupported and has had NO SECURITY fixes or updates

please you yourself and the REST of the world a favour and install a SUPPORTED os before your system becomes a ZOMBIE

alvinwong · 07-08-2009, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

You do know that fedora 7 is unsupported and has had NO SECURITY fixes or updates

please you yourself and the REST of the world a favour and install a SUPPORTED os before your system becomes a ZOMBIE

So, as you say, what should I do? Should I update it with fc11?

However I am accessing it with remote control...

But first of all, can anyone help me with the problem?

billymayday · 07-08-2009, 11:02 PM

You log is probably /var/log/maillog.

if it isn't, what is in /var/log?

Logs should be the starting point for you.

A tip for setting up postfix. Get a basic server working, then add bits one at time (mysql for example). unless the howto suits you perfectly, you'll find it more difficult to try and do it all at once.

alvinwong · 07-09-2009, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

You log is probably /var/log/maillog.

if it isn't, what is in /var/log?

Logs should be the starting point for you.

A tip for setting up postfix. Get a basic server working, then add bits one at time (mysql for example). unless the howto suits you perfectly, you'll find it more difficult to try and do it all at once.

In fact, before I need MySql with postfix, I am using MySql, apache, php, dovecot, sendmail and vsftpd correctly. However, as I need to make a mail server with a few domains and users, I need to use virtual users. I'd rather use MySql because I can easily add or remove users using phpMyAdmin.

If anyone have other idea to achieve similar methods, I would also like to listen... read.

John VV · 07-09-2009, 02:34 PM

install CentOS 5.3 for a mail server
and do not use a unsupported version of fedora

unless you like running a zombie box.

the errors also could be SELinux rules being misconfiguration
what dose SELinux TroubleShooter say??

if your mail log dose not exist , then TURN ON " sendmail" service
and look at all of the services to see if one of the needed services is off.