Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:11:38 +1000 From: David Nugent <davidn@datalinktech.com.au> To: jason <freebsd@jasons.us> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.4 postfix no longer logging Message-ID: <4450609A.9070302@datalinktech.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20060426102922.E72705@mail1.jasons.us> References: <43501AEF.70501@codegurus.org> <6.2.3.4.0.20051014165902.084044b8@64.7.153.2> <20060426102922.E72705@mail1.jasons.us>
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jason wrote: > At some point in the last couple of weeks postfix on my 5.4-RELEASE > system stopped logging to /var/log/maillog. The only thing in there > now (and for all of the saved maillog files) is the turnover > timestamp. Any suggestions where to look? > Short answer - check: a) syslogd b) /etc/syslog.conf Long answer: syslogd is the logger daemon, and postfix will be logging through that. # /etc/rc.d/syslogd restart may fix the problem right there. Check /var/log/messages for any errors in syslogd startup. It may have crashed at some point or failed to start because of a serious syntax error in /etc/syslog.conf. If syslogd is running ok and working for the rest of the system, then double check /etc/syslog.conf to see where mail facility logging is directed (the default is /var/log/maillog, but that could have been changed or the line deleted). Check any settings in postfix for syslog "facility" (should be 'mail') and "priority" (if exists), match these against the filters in /etc/syslog.conf to make sure they are high enough to be logged.
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