Re: Wrong aliases?

Bryce (Work) wrote:

> Getting the following in my /var/log/maillog (RedHat 8.0) when trying
> to relay a messagel
>
> postfix/smtpd[3007]: connect from
> xx-xxx-xxx-xxx.sss.ssssssss.com[xx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
> postfix/smtpd[3007]: 659D015379:
> client=xx-xxx-xxx-xxx.sss.ssssssss.com[xx-xxx-xxx-xxx]
> postfix/cleanup[3035]: 659D015379:
> message-id=<20030725201940.659D015379@dddddddddd.com>
> postfix/nqmgr[2993]: 659D015379: from=<some_user@eeeeeee.com>,
> size=399, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> postfix/local[3055]: fatal: open database /etc/aliases.db: No such
> file or directory
> postfix/nqmgr[2993]: warning: premature end-of-input from
> private/local socket while reading input attribute name
> postfix/nqmgr[2993]: warning: private/local socket: malformed response
> postfix/nqmgr[2993]: warning: transport local failure -- see a
> previous warning/fatal/panic logfile record for the problem
> description
> postfix/master[1647]: warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/local pid
> 3055 exit status 1
> postfix/master[1647]: warning: /usr/libexec/postfix/local: bad command
> startup -- throttling
>
> Am trying to set up my postfix to allow relaying from my work and home
> computers only. I've listed my work computer
> in the mynetworks = in my main.cf. I noticed that it tried to open
> the aliases.db at /etc/aliases.db. Not sure where
> its getting this, as I've listed it below in my alias_database =
> below.
>
> Here is my postconf -n text:
> alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
> command_directory = /usr/sbin
> config_directory = /etc/postfix
> daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
> debug_peer_level = 2
> default_privs = nobody
> inet_interfaces = all
> luser_relay = bryce
> mail_owner = postfix
> mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail
> mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
> manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
> mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain
> mynetworks = xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> myorigin = $mydomain
> newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
> queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-1.1.11/README_FILES
> sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-1.1.11/samples
> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
> setgid_group = postdrop
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name ($mail_version)


I guess if you work long enough on a problem you cannot see the forest
anymore

compare the path in the config and in the error message:

/etc/aliases.db vs. /alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
you may need to change the path in the main.cf

Tom