Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:18:26 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: !@%%## maildrop and postfix - temporary authentication failure Message-ID: <F6356ED9E55770ABA1E9B0BC@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <1223533280.12779.23.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <1223533280.12779.23.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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--==========ED46CCD6189D616CA32B========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On Thursday, October 09, 2008 01:21:20 -0500 Da Rock=20 <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> wrote: > > I'm really about to throw this damn server through a closed window (or > better yet a brick wall). I've searched high and low on google for a > straight answer, and any references in mailing lists give an answer of > read the INSTALL file (as if thats supposed to solve everything). > > I have virtual users for email in postfix, and I want to use maildrop to > deliver to the virtual mailboxes. Problem is, when it does use maildrop > it shows an error in the logs as the subject line says. > > I've tried everything, checked everything. That supposed magic solution > in the INSTALL file says only ONE thing needs to be set to get it to > work. Maildrop is owned by root and group is mail. The socket is rwx > globally (all this is set by the port install). The executing user for > pipe in postfix is vmail. > > I've installed the port with authlib and gdbm (even manually adjusted > the makefile to ensure --enable-userdb). Nada. > > The generally consensus is that it should work out of the box- so what > the hell am I doing wrong? Where should I be looking? Specifically: what > is not authenticating? I can manually test maildrop ok. So wtf? > > You'll have to excuse my language here- I'm not sure how much hair I > have left after working on this for several days... > What you should be doing is posting this to the postfix users list where people = like Wietse Venema, the developer of Postfix, can answer your questions and=20 help you solve your problem. Seriously. Sebatian and others there have a=20 tremendous amount of experience with Postfix and will be much more help to you=20 than most people here. --=20 Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========ED46CCD6189D616CA32B==========--
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